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A few of the Tankers I knew asked their friends to swear if we were badly burned our friends would just shoot us quick in the head. I had seen a friend living his life without any nose, ears, hair and just stubs for fingers after an Phantom had crashed leaving him burned from head to waist. That wasn't for me.

It is only our societies weakness that expects us to watch some man, women or child's horrible death when there is no reasonable hope of rescue. These Docs and Nurses were in a slower but very similar situation. They also had a right to live and could not be expected under those circumstances to either leave the patients or die with them. They did what they felt they had to do and under those specific circumstances that which is reasonable. You have to accept your responsibility in the death of others even those you care for thats part of the territory for GIs, Physicians and everyone really. If we value life over death and sincerely work towards that we have done nothing wrong when the other holds sway. This situation is just an unhappy circumstance of life and far from Euthanasia as a policy.

I wish them luck. They will need it as the Judge , Jury and Prosecutors examine their actions secure in where they will sleep, that they will have food for their bellies and plenty to drink.

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