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Originally posted by holtjv
So to sum up my opinion: war is neither noble nor glorious. Those who think it is are ignorant in the true definition of the word.

A troop's death can be noble, although he/she is not risking his/her life for any noble cause other than protecting a buddy, which indeed is heroic.

Jack

No one used the word glorious except you. To me, fighting to protect one's family and nation are indeed noble...beyond a doubt. I know of nothing more noble.
So are you saying there is no cause sufficiently noble enough to go to war for...other than protecting a buddy? If so, why would you join the military? Did you have buddies already in the service and were joining to protect them? Did you not have to take the oath like everyone else?