23-03-2010, 05:18 AM
Well crap,I don't know where to begin here.
I agree with Davids statement.In reality,there is only one rule in WAR.That's to kill the enemy before he kills you!That's the way it is and always will be.
I will say this again.I NEVER was witness to any killing or mistreatment of innocent civilians.In forum discussion with others from my unit about the My Lai massacre,the general feeling was that the Americal Division was not a very well disciplined outfit.The Division was a patchwork of various units.Crappy leadership from it's officers.
My Lai will always hang Heavy and Dark over us Vietnam Vets.This bothers me much because I know it is not deserved for the overwelming majority of good men that fought there.So be it.................
Quote:I'm continually stunned how otherwise intellectual people are surprised by the depths of brutality in war.
I agree with Davids statement.In reality,there is only one rule in WAR.That's to kill the enemy before he kills you!That's the way it is and always will be.
I will say this again.I NEVER was witness to any killing or mistreatment of innocent civilians.In forum discussion with others from my unit about the My Lai massacre,the general feeling was that the Americal Division was not a very well disciplined outfit.The Division was a patchwork of various units.Crappy leadership from it's officers.
My Lai will always hang Heavy and Dark over us Vietnam Vets.This bothers me much because I know it is not deserved for the overwelming majority of good men that fought there.So be it.................
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.â€
Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller