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Re: Would like some feedback on J.B. Spears

Herb

The soldier's reason for staying in the fight is usually because he does not want to let his buddies down. His close buddies are his family. I was in Vietnam I never thought about the Flag , Mother's Apple Pie, Freedom or any of that stuff. I just wanted to survive, and not let my friends down in a crises. Other than that I would have walked on water to get out of there. Maybe during the Civil War the fight began over ideals, but it ended in men fighting for their lives and the lives of their nearest comrades. Those guys fighting at Gettysburg were in a situation of kill or be killed. That is the real motivation once you are in the fight. The reason the Marines can whip a bunch of high school dropouts into a fighting force is training, brainwashing and group think. They are good at that as is the Army Infantry. Maybe I have a cynical attitude but I have seen it up close. I am definitely not the heroic type.

John

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