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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
There is honor in battle when fighting for something that is good or just. Fighting just because someone wants you to fight, without being truthfull in regards to the cause and not explaining why you are killing those you are is not honor. It is sacrificing yourself and your body to the whims of the leaders.
Warriors or lets face it soldiers sold through dispair more often than not die a lonely battle with their minds after they come home, long forgotten by the leaders who assisted in the damage they suffer from. Yet as long as there are poor, gulable people there is no need to worry about them, they are expendable and replaceable.
That said, it is really the kids fault though. He joined up on his own and got waxed.
Though the part about his daughters is a valid point.
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My grandfather died a US Marine on some island in the South Pacific during WWII. This was a few weeks before we nuked Japan. Was this cause good or just?
My father died a US Marine in Vietnam - when I was nine months old. Was this battle good or just?
And like my father before me, and his father before him, I too joined the US Marines. When I signed up I knew all too well that if our country went to war I would be on the front line, and that there was a good chance I would not come home. Everyone who signs up knows the risks.
In return I was well fed, housed, had proper medical and dental, and a host of other benefits - some of which I still enjoy today.
Soldiers do not get to decide if a war is "good" or "just". Instead, they go to war and pray for the best.
This kid was no different. He knew the risks when he signed up. And so did his mother.
Why did her kid die? Because he offered his soul to protect his country from all enemies, foreign and domestic.