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Originally Posted by romad

My point is of the vast number of indivduals who serviced in elite units over the last 40 years, the actual number who didn't see any real combat is larger than those who have. And the number of those who saw some action and actual killed is every smaller, but every time I hear someones story about knowing a guy who was this or that ,they seem to alway imply they were stone cold killers who been thru the deep sh##.

The guys that were the real deal aren't hanging out at the VFW telling stories over a beer. You also seem to assume that because we weren't at war our SOF spent their time on the couch eating chips and watching TV. The entire point of their existence is to accomplish missions in places they aren't supposed to be without anyone knowing they were there.