Kut's cynical side says the cops were probably duped into an act of human compassion. That's what he gets out of this story. Not surprising really.
"Combat veteran" ' eh? ....never met a destitute veteran that didn't serve in combat. In today's world it's hard not to be a cynic.
Ever see 'Restrepo' or the first 30 min of 'Saving Private Ryan'? Do you think it's possible that the more horrific your wartime experience was the more likely you would show up among the ranks of the disfunctional
"Combat veteran" ' eh? ....never met a destitute veteran that didn't serve in combat. In today's world it's hard not to be a cynic.
I am not a Kutnupe14 fan and have, most often, disagreed with his postings.
Although if this were absolutely true it would not surprise me, I wonder about methodology. I don't think there were unit specific census questions about service, and that is what you would need to check the veracity of claims to have served in country
Total Deaths: 23.11 years
Enlisted: 50,274 22.37 years
Officers: 6,598 28.43 years
Warrants: 1,276 24.73 years
E1: 525 20.34 years
11B MOS: 18,465 22.55 years
Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old.
The oldest man killed was 62 years old.
1) Fascinating read! I don't understand what the top 6 lines of the part I quoted represents? Anyone care to explain.
2)Also, the oldest man killed... They used the work "man" vs military term like soldier, marine..... are there 62 year old guys fighting?
3) Also, last one I think, "Non-hostile deaths"??? I'm guessing these include friendly fire, heart attacks, accidents, and generally other things that can happen in such a dangerous environment that does not include fighting with the enemy?
1-6 Number of deaths and average age.
Study precedes Political Correctness
Non hostile deaths = All other causes besides a result of hostile action.
1) Fascinating read! I don't understand what the top 6 lines of the part I quoted represents? Anyone care to explain.
2)Also, the oldest man killed... They used the work "man" vs military term like soldier, marine..... are there 62 year old guys fighting?
3) Also, last one I think, "Non-hostile deaths"??? I'm guessing these include friendly fire, heart attacks, accidents, and generally other things that can happen in such a dangerous environment that does not include fighting with the enemy?
Thanks in advance. Love stewing over this stuff.
Don't want to seem to be a "nit picker" here, but you are saying "you think" where the statistics from the Georgia Tech study takes data from "the census" and presents it as fact. More statistics that are more "unit specific".......
1) Fascinating read! I don't understand what the top 6 lines of the part I quoted represents? Anyone care to explain.
Na-na-na-na-nineteen
2)Also, the oldest man killed... They used the work "man" vs military term like soldier, marine..... are there 62 year old guys fighting?
3) Also, last one I think, "Non-hostile deaths"??? I'm guessing these include friendly fire, heart attacks, accidents, and generally other things that can happen in such a dangerous environment that does not include fighting with the enemy?
Thanks in advance. Love stewing over this stuff.
I am not a Kutnupe14 fan and have, most often, disagreed with his postings.