It is a SCAM! There are no 'peace keeping missions in Syria' period. If there was they would NOT be online looking for romance.
The guy is playing you, he is actually sitting in a small shack or cafe in Nigeria. All he wants is your money. All military personnel do have access to their pay while deployed.
If he says he doesn't then how is he online then? STOP all communications and report him to the website.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.