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- Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:10 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Vietnam Vets
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Re: Vietnam Vets
I have a friend who served in Vietnam. I sent him the article for his opinion and his response was the the author is a fraud. He said "I've been in more than one firefight in more than that war,and I know, from experience that troops love to shoot at identifiable targets. I've seen the enemy dropped, and if they were still visible the troops would continue to peck at them just to have a target to shoot at. This clown may, assuming he was there, have seen a lot of suppressive fire going down range, but that's what you do when you know where they are , but can't see them." This was slightly edited for board posting . Two things one must come to terms with before they carry or plan on protecting themselves or anybody else in any situation you might find your self in. Prepare yourself to take someones life and prepare to lose your life as well because any situation may just end either way. This doesn't mean you are blood thirsty, but you just want to survive. This decision does not mean you won't have to deal with the after effect of taking someones life, it just means you have decided you can or are willing to deal with that if it ever comes. I hope never to take someones life in any situation, but I have decided I will do what ever it takes to survive. An friend once told me, better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.