2 ms·
My was inspired to be inspired about joining the military because of how amazing Band of Brothers was and paratrooping is akin to flying. Thank you for sharing
by koolala 2y ago
My was inspired to be inspired about joining the military because of how amazing Band of Brothers was and paratrooping is akin to flying. Thank you for sharing this so I can read it and see another perspective.
- koolala 2y agoIt was a lot, all at once, heart breaking and heart affirming because no one would ever want that to happen again for anyone or anything.
- vundercind 2y agoThe stat sheets on how likely a soldier who survived D-Day was to make it to the end of the war alive and intact may be worth looking at. There’s individual heroism and that’s laudable, sure, but the war was a machine that used humans for fuel. Overall stats don’t look so bad but that’s because of how many folks it takes to support one front line soldier. If you were actually fighting your odds were… bad. Modern footage of Ukraine may have a similar effect. Waiting around bored until a shell or drone kills you. Hooray, the glory of war.
- rightbyte 2y ago> Modern footage of... It was a wake up call for me. I mean, I have known this, but like, when you are younger you can't seem to grasp it even though elders tell you upfront and clear. However, the real shock for me was the cheering on Reddit etc accompanied with the videos. I didn't understand I had these people around me.