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The war was detrimental to my dad. He was fucked up by it. Became and alcoholic and was part of a generation that never could talk about emotional things. He
by skh 8y ago
The war was detrimental to my dad. He was fucked up by it. Became and alcoholic and was part of a generation that never could talk about emotional things. He saw combat, unlike the vast majority of servicemen. You look at his warbook (sort of like a year book for school but this for a battalion) at the end you'll see a lot of names underlined in red. Those are the ones that died that he knew. My impression is that it was a lack of opportunity that prevented my uncles from achieving more.
- njarboe 8y agoSeems like a reasonable assessment. Killing other people and having close friends killed affects people in very negative ways. I had not considered that most US servicemen did not even see combat in WWII. Its too bad that most states in the US have cut back enormously on their support of colleges and the prices have gotten out of control. Having such a large number of people start out life so highly indebted and many responsible people not going because of the cost seems like a really bad strategy for a successful society.