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In reply to the discussion: I finally had all that I could take of the "Civil War" bullshit. [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)117. I've spent a fair amount of time around military vets of all...
eras, and am actually one myself, although I never went to Nam but was drafted in the era.
One thing I have never heard a vet of any era describe is combat itself. My father was, in the Battle of the Bulge, but he never talked about just what it was like to shoot the Nazi who just killed one of your Poker buddies. The fear, the rage, of real war is not talked about by those who have been through it. Is it the wish to forget, or the understanding that you will just never understand?
So, our myths about war talk about the John Wayne parts of it, ignoring the Two Women cowering in the streets with Sophia Loren just praying her daughter survives it all.
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A big, fat K&R for this most worthy post! And to the Greatest Page as well! ♥ nt
CaliforniaPeggy
Aug 2023
#2
Bravo! These stolen-valor coat-tailing motherfuckers need to get set straight by those that actually
SoFlaBro
Aug 2023
#3
It reminds me of that onion article about how a new video game is so realistic,
Oneironaut
Aug 2023
#95
And go back to your mommy's basement and try and find a pair of socks that aren't sticky.
rubbersole
Aug 2023
#35
Aaaah, not so brave. To my way of thinking, every day since April 11, 1971 ...
11 Bravo
Aug 2023
#86
Good for you!!!! I too, am sick and tired of this nonsense etc. about a 2nd civil war, etc. It's
SWBTATTReg
Aug 2023
#73
I would surmise that most of these MAGAt's have no combat experience
MarineCombatEngineer
Aug 2023
#94
They have the right to keep and bare arms against a tyrannical government, but...
Omnipresent
Aug 2023
#109