Lesson Learned
Military life teaches a Soldier many things. Things like - how to dismantle a rifle, clean it and reassemble it in the dark in under five minutes. Or, how to store your 80 pounds of belongings in a backpack for even weight distribution so that you're back is still in one piece after a ten hour march.
But these aren't the only things you learn. Most of us never have to come to grips with the moral dilemma of killing another human being and what it would mean to you and the relationship to your God.
A new Soldier in Stryker Brigade was spouting off a few weeks ago about "killing rag heads", that he wanted to go out and "get some". Most of the guys ignored him and went about their business. All but one.
One Soldier (our Soldier), not a large man, approached this guy, got right in his face and said, "Don't be an idiot."
"It takes more guts and bravery to stick to your believes and hold a moral high ground then it does to become a barbarian and take the life of another. It makes you no better than them if you do. I won't hesitate for a moment to take a life if I have to but I'm not going to talk about it like it's some great adventure and a glorious thing to do. Get over it, grow up."
A military lesson being taught? Or a lesson that comes from some where else? There are many lessons learned when you come right down to it. Sometimes you learn them and other times you teach them.
(He and I talked for hours and hours now that he is home on leave and I've learned some lessons from him as well.)
But these aren't the only things you learn. Most of us never have to come to grips with the moral dilemma of killing another human being and what it would mean to you and the relationship to your God.
A new Soldier in Stryker Brigade was spouting off a few weeks ago about "killing rag heads", that he wanted to go out and "get some". Most of the guys ignored him and went about their business. All but one.
One Soldier (our Soldier), not a large man, approached this guy, got right in his face and said, "Don't be an idiot."
"It takes more guts and bravery to stick to your believes and hold a moral high ground then it does to become a barbarian and take the life of another. It makes you no better than them if you do. I won't hesitate for a moment to take a life if I have to but I'm not going to talk about it like it's some great adventure and a glorious thing to do. Get over it, grow up."
A military lesson being taught? Or a lesson that comes from some where else? There are many lessons learned when you come right down to it. Sometimes you learn them and other times you teach them.
(He and I talked for hours and hours now that he is home on leave and I've learned some lessons from him as well.)
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