[independentmind]

In one essay, Galleymore asked for others to appreciate that the soldiers are in a dilemma, "caught in a military culture that encourages the numbing of most emotions but anger. Whip up enough anger in young men emotionally isolated, denied friends, family, lovers, even civilians clothes, physically exhaust them, nourish them inadequately, expose them to extreme temperatures and violent behavior, confine them to base and portray everyone else as murderous and you create impossible stress."

Nick told his mother that wasn't his experience. She doesn't know how they'll get along when he returns.

It sounds like Galleymore's son is more of an adult than she is. How embarassing.

[rabidralph]

Yikes, if I was Nick, I would make sure I got stationed on base if I ever returned stateside to my home town. His mother is a nut.

[I still care]

Her parting words were, "Don't do anything you'll be ashamed of in the future."

Sounds like she is from the John F'n Kerry school of how a GI behaves, even when her son told her she is wrong.

Notice the article doesn't give his response. I wonder what he said back to her. Mom, you're talking crazy? Mom, you've been listening to the antiwar kooks too long? Maybe just, "Yeah, Mom" with a sigh. Poor guy. Can you imagine his friends, "Hey man, your mom is nuts"

The heading said she learned something. Doesn't sound like it to me.

[cupcakes]

I agree. Don't let the facts stand in the way of her ideology either eh?

[Sabatier]

...Galleymore began to panic. She couldn't sleep at night, "because I was thinking,
'My kid is going to get killed for something I don't believe in, and I don't think he knows what he's getting into.' "...

Yeah, he's more of an adult than she is by quite a bit. I read the above and my reaction would be, "Gee, my kid might die for something he believes in - he's my hero." What's her problem? That she didn't raise a clone of herself?

[teldon30]

Well....hmmm.... we can't pick our parents...unfortunately for some....poor Nick :(

[the OlLine Rebel]

Definitely the childish views of a childish mindset.