My late husband was an infantry officer in Korea, AND from Iowa. He suffered terribly from PTSD and when our son was becoming a teenager his guilt was very high. Although he was a blue-eyed redhead, by husband was part Cree Indian, and I had some Asian tartar from my Prussian ancestors. Our son had a slightly Asian look with very dark hair and dark eyes. One night when he was feeling especially bad, he (my husband) broke down and cried over and over again, I killed somebody’s son. He had bayoneted a young (teen) Chinese soldier. He vividly remembered the near defeat and terrible struggle to regain ground in “those ugly brown hills” of Korea.
As for Putin he says he is currently supporting Iraq. He may not want a too strong Iran on his southern border, so he might indeed find some way to be supportive of Israel. Any further word on his health or gas pipeline plans?
God Bless your husband. I thank him for fighting for us. I was very young in 53 but I know his sacrifice which is not taught in our schools because they are trying to blot out the memory of our youth in our great fighting men and replace it with Americam Idle winners. We must rally what is left of our great people and raise unlimited HELL.