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dying alone on the battlefield
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Thu Jun 22 2000 at 17:16:12
If a
soldier
fears
anything, he fears
dying alone
on the battlefield. That is, he fears being by himself when he
dies
. He does not long to have
someone
else
die
with him, but just for someone else to be there, to know where he lies, so he is not
forgotten
.
That is why some would consider the sole
sniper
to be the
bravest
of all, for theirs is a
lonely
job, and it is very
feasible
that the
sniper
go out and never come back.
Of course, I think that
submarine
crews are the
bravest
, but that's because I have a small issue with
drowning
.
Note:
all references to
he
are stated in the collective 'soldier' sense and actually could mean
she
as well. So don't turn my words into a
feminist vs the world
argument.
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Fri Jul 21 2000 at 9:37:29
Well, as someone who actually spent some time as an
infantry
soldier /
squad-leader
,
I beg to differ
. I'd rather die alone on the battle-field than be carried off with no legs - that's a thing they design mines to do.
As for
the "brave sniper" theory
, I'm in the opinion that the sniper has the easy job of carrying one of the lightest weapons, then not having to charge the enemy, an action despised not solely because of enemy bullets, but also because of the need to run while doing it, instead of resting.
While I don't know what most soldiers fear most, I know what most of them want -
peace
, or at least
a decent night's sleep
.
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