[techweenie]

Had a friend in PCA in the Bay Area that I'd known for seven years. One day at an autocross, I saw hin acknowlege another guy I knew and asked him where he knew him from. He said "I met him when he pulled me out of a burning helicopter." In seven years, that was the first he'd ever spoken of any of his three tours in 'nam. Ultimately, he did tell me a few things, and I understood why he'd remained silent so long. Yes, he was involved in atrocities -- actions approved by his superiors. And the worst part was that he still didn't see anything wrong with them. I finally figured out that this guy was a likely candidate to pull out his M16 and walk into a government office, shooting. I finally figured out this guy was a sociopath and stayed away from him.

So now you know why some of us just keep our mouths closed about our military duty.

Things are done in war that do not make any sense in peactime. So, I'm very suspicious of people who are too free with their 'war' stories.