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Originally Posted by nation-x
And why do you think they do that? Patriotism? That might be part of it... but everyone that I know that reenlisted did it because they felt guilty that their buddies were there... they obsessed about it... they couldn't think about anything else. Being over there did something to them that has changed their lives forever... and I don't think it's a positive thing. My uncle STILL talks about Vietnam like that.
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It is a known fact that once soldiers enter a combat situation they do not fight for love of country...mom...or apple pie. They fight for there comrades in arms. The comraderie runs deep...even in peace time. Serving in peace time changes people...serving in combat even more so. Different people enlist and reenlist for multiple reasons. A person that served with me in the '91 Gulf War...put in eighteen years...and after two tours of duty in Iraq...got out...two years short of retirement...because he felt that three tours in two different wars was his limit. He thought about it for a few months and since he had joined the Reserves after leaving active duty he reapplied for active duty. He is currently on active duty and serving his fourth tour in Iraq even though his retirement time is completed.