My friend wanted to go into special forces as he figured he had a better chance of surviving the war with a bunch of professionals who enjoyed their work than with a bunch of f*ck ups who got drafted and didn't want to be there (his words). He claims that when he was there probably half our casualites should not have happened - Idiots doing things wrong like a patrol returning through a zone they weren't cleared to enter and recieving friendly fire, drug overdoses or some stoner running a truck off the road and things like that.
Actually this guy could narrarate an interesting book. Once you get him going you can't shut him up - he saw a lot of action and he liked it, some guys are like that - it was the best time of his life. All his missions were insertions behind the lines in small teams and he has photos to back up all his stories. He has pictures of the strings of ears they used to collect. He even has a pic of his sarge in the act of cutting an ear. Photos like that are unique. You're right his stories should be recorded.