va32h
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I know this is a lighthearted thread, but I have to interject something.
My husband served in Iraq for over a year - and despite having spent his entire adult life in the military, training for the possibility of one day shooting someone - he found it very difficult and horrifying when he actually had to shoot someone. This was an experience shared by many, many soldiers that served with him.
It is a very serious thing, to take a life. For most of us, it goes against our nature, and the morals with which we have been brought up. A person might think they can do it, but when faced with the actual prospect - it could be a very different story.
And my husband, like many, many soldiers that served with him, is literally haunted by his actions. He shot in self-defense, it was in all senses a "justified" shooting, but he will not ever forget that he killed someone.
My husband served in Iraq for over a year - and despite having spent his entire adult life in the military, training for the possibility of one day shooting someone - he found it very difficult and horrifying when he actually had to shoot someone. This was an experience shared by many, many soldiers that served with him.
It is a very serious thing, to take a life. For most of us, it goes against our nature, and the morals with which we have been brought up. A person might think they can do it, but when faced with the actual prospect - it could be a very different story.
And my husband, like many, many soldiers that served with him, is literally haunted by his actions. He shot in self-defense, it was in all senses a "justified" shooting, but he will not ever forget that he killed someone.
