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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
I'm not trivializing the sacrifices of our men/women in uniform today and I certainly don't want to get into an argument over which generation's soldiers were "better" or "braver", but I do think that being sent "into harm's way" today is done in a lot more calculated manner which is carefully planned and designed to limit risk/exposure/casualties...
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POP,
No argument at all. There are a few things you may not be aware of. There is no greater fear, and I have been on the convoys, than the threat of the unknown, especially IEDs.
They face them everyday, get in the truck when every fiber that speaks to survival says don't get in.
They also fight in urban areas, the absolute worst terrain in a fight. Google Fallujah.
Lastly, the rules of engagement in WWII were free fire. Try and be a rifleman today under the pressure of fighting with the current ROE. Every young Marine I have had the honor of talking with expresses the same concern. But, they do it.