Speaking of which, a colleague of mine is an O-6 in the reserves, did a tour in Iraq last year. Told us the story just yesterday of him sitting in the mess hall with an Iraqi "general" chatting. The General kept eyeing our women soldiers, speculating which one would make a good new wife #7. He had a recent opening on the wife roster. My colleague dared ask what that meant. Apparently wife #7 gave him some back talk in town one day, so when they got home he took her out in the back yard and shot her in the head. Thus an opening for a new wife #7. Colleague had the unsavory task of trying to educate that pig in how to behave in a civilized world.
Stories like that leave an emotional stain on a soul. We are all truly blessed to live in this country.