As a Vietnam Vet with 34 months of combat duty, I viewthis article as an insightful fountain of truth. However I think she missed the mark on point number 5. Many ‘warriors’ view war and their mission as a force to correct a situation, a defense of people unable to defend themselves and a tool to bring about productive change. One of the most common questions we ask is, “what did we accomplish?” We feel a dissatisfaction, even a shame when there is no preceivable change from our efforts and sacrifices. If we go to war we want to feel that it is for a reason worthy of the sacrifice and with a purpose that is more then just to ‘Kill the bad guys’. To many of us there are three things we want our effort to be; defensive, protective and productive. The ‘Rambos’ whose personal mission is to ‘wage war’, the ‘gungho warrior’ is frowned up on and more often than not considered dangerous. Armed conflict should be a part of, a component of a larger effort to accomplish a stated and known goal. Not a lone means to and end.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:51:34 +0000
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