RE: Moral dilemmas
October 9, 2012 at 10:01 am
(This post was last modified: October 9, 2012 at 10:08 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I bet you could have. Having rounds thrown your way has a strange and unique deadening effect. Not to say that people don't freeze up, but regardless of this soldiers still advance on positions. I imagine it's a mixture of adrenaline, aggression, herd mentality, expectations, shame, glory seeking, fear, stupidity, drill...and confusion.
There is a surprising calm and clarity about everything around you after the fact by the way. The feeling is indescribable, I would give everything I have for five minutes of that feeling.
(people often don't give themselves a fair shake when they imagine scenarios like these, assuming the worst imho)
There is a surprising calm and clarity about everything around you after the fact by the way. The feeling is indescribable, I would give everything I have for five minutes of that feeling.
(people often don't give themselves a fair shake when they imagine scenarios like these, assuming the worst imho)
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!
