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Originally posted by Dottore
The sad thing is this guy joined to "make a difference". To help in the battle against tyranny.

But he just didn't have enough information to make an informed choice. So he joined a pointless war that has replaced one tyranny with another one that in the long run will be much worse than the old one and will destabilze that part of the world still more - all at the cost of many billions of dollars and countless innocent lives - including his own.

There is nothing noble about another kid making ill-informed choices and losing his life in the process. That's tragic - and to hold this up here as some fine moral example for other kids is the worst sort of mendacity.

There is nothing sadder than those who would denigrate the choices and sacrifices of a man who died in the service of his country by calling him a "kid making ill-informed choices" and claiming he was ignorant ("didn't have enough information to make an informed choice" ). His letter seems to indicate that his choice was well thought out, intelligent and well informed. Those of you who choose to besmirch his service can only hope to live and die so well.