Recently I met a soldier returning to Iraq. In the course of our conversation, he mentioned he had 65 kills. He didn't say that boastfully or with great anguish. He said it in a matter-of-fact tone.
I don't have any way of verifying his statement, but even if he killed a fraction of that amount...
To those who honor the soldier/warrior, that would make him a hero of sorts.
To those who are anti-war, that would make him a tool of war (perhaps a villain).
At the very least, you gotta regard him as being deadly...
Posted by raacluse at June 21, 2005 12:31 AMIf nothing else, it was his job, as much as mine is answering computer calls for UMBC. I imagine he didn't take any joy in it. He's probably numb to it, or he tried to detach himself from it in his mind.
Posted by: blogholer at June 21, 2005 02:43 PM