Which best explains what the author includes the following sentence from the forth paragraph? "Sometimes they of the infantry looked down at a fair little meadow which spread at their feet. Its long, green grass was rippling gently in a breeze."
a. He is foreshadowing how all of the infantryman will be buried in this field
b. He is trying to create a calm mood that is appropriate for the conflict
c. He is contrasting the horror of war with the beauty of nature
d. He is setting the stage for a flashback into Fred Collins' childhood