[Burkeman1]

Really- most who saw combat don't talk about it much. And they don't glorify it.

[xsrdx]

Try and get me or my sons for your army and wars.

Fear not - others will ensure your safety, no need to get your hands dirty; it's always best to leave such things to the bold.

"A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight...is a miserable creature with no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions and blood of better men than himself" - J.S. Mill

[Old Student]

"Really- most who saw combat don't talk about it much. And they don't glorify it."

You don't have to glorify combat to know you've done something good, even if doing it was horrible. One of my friends, when I was a teenager, had been in the first wave to hit the beach at Iwo Jima. He had some truly horrible tales to tell, but he knew the consequences of NOT keeping Japanese soldiers off our shores was worth any sacrifice he and his buddies had to make. He made sure I did not glorify war and battle. He also made sure I knew that there are worse things than war. Real men talk about the things young men need to know. They don't whine about them.