[VOA]

“240 days in combat”...and a soldier would probably go insane

I do think of this WWII metric and then wonder about our guys/gals doing
hitches in Iraq/Afghanistan.
Sure, no barrage of German 88s to face...but doing what I see as
the toughest “police work” day in and day out for months...
it would probably drive me crazy, sooner or later.

[weegee]

I have a relative who served in Iraq. His grandfather served in WWII in one of the invasions and saw many troops die.

The grandfather would not talk of the war and didn’t want to go to museums to relive the experience but when his grandson returned from combat, he sat down and talked about it with his grandson.

[berdie]

After one of the episodes the other night, I was hoping folks might watch this and see that most wars are the same. Hard work, losses, wins, deaths. We might have an excellent strategy that is FUBAR by situations out of our control. From the Revolutionary War to Iraq. If folks could sit down at a table and negotiate..that would be marvelous, but given human nature, it just ain’t gonna happen.

Since we are by majority a people of law and taught that killing is bad..and don’t live in a third world country where all life is on the line every minute..it’s no surprise that some would crack.

Thanks for your threads..looking forward to number 7.