
June 28th, 2008, 07:18 AM
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Re: A Soldier Strips the Romance Out of Life at War
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Originally Posted by macrusk
JC, I think that for many of the regular posters they have expressed themselves often in other threads that they see no romance in war. It is why we venerate those who endured it, gave their lives or their youth to survive it. The younger posters who post here regularly in threads other than the What if area, do seem to be more well-read or willing to learn more about the reality of war rather than the game version. The gamers and many of the what ifers (particularly the hit and run ones) are another story...
Anytime you find something like the original letter, I want to read it.
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Thanks Michelle. I think that perhaps there should be a section for things like this with the experiences of those who were there.
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