[Cagey]

Stalingrad:

60,000 Germans were killed. Another 110,000 were captured by the Soviets.

Those numbers hardly diminish casualties in any battle. A one squad firefight in the boonies in Vietnam was a meat grinder for some.

You can play number games all day, but unless you can convince the Marine in his battle, for him, it may have been a meat grinder. Since he was there, I'll let him make the call.

[Blzbba]

"Since he was there, I'll let him make the call."


Me too. His first-hand experience is more accurate than my stateside opinion and historical number crunching.