(November 22, 2016 at 5:47 am)abaris Wrote: My grandfather, who fought at the Eastern Front in WWI always told me he only fired in the air and never once aimed at someone. I believed him when I was a kid. Now I'm not so sure. This was the time of charges after all and I find it hard to imagine that you don't try to fend of attackers by any disposable means if your own life depends on it.
He was invoking a soldiers right to miss. It's still pretty common. I wouldn't doubt him for a minute.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
