http://last-straw.net/a-truly-courageous-soldier-would-not-stay-in-iraq-or-afghanistan/ The weblog of Christiaan Briggs Mon, 14 May 2012 08:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://last-straw.net/a-truly-courageous-soldier-would-not-stay-in-iraq-or-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-54348 nancy Tue, 20 May 2008 23:29:13 +0000 http://last-straw.net/?p=294#comment-54348 Thank you for posting this. I am old enough to remember the draft and Vietnam, so I discouraged anyone I could, including my son, from buying the myth, so prevalent not that long ago, that the volunteer army was a way to go to college and have a job without ever having to fight. I truly hope that young people now know what joining the military means. That said, it is difficult for anyone to contemplate breaking an oath, facing prosecution, and turning one's life upside down, and I deeply admire Mattis Chiroux for his stand. Thank you for posting this. I am old enough to remember the draft and Vietnam, so I discouraged anyone I could, including my son, from buying the myth, so prevalent not that long ago, that the volunteer army was a way to go to college and have a job without ever having to fight. I truly hope that young people now know what joining the military means. That said, it is difficult for anyone to contemplate breaking an oath, facing prosecution, and turning one’s life upside down, and I deeply admire Mattis Chiroux for his stand.

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