Ain't War a Grand and Glorious Enterprise?

[haha]

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/10/the_new_lost_generation

 

[HFWR]

The New Lost Generation - By Ron Capps | Foreign Policy

Not so glorious after all...

 

[Bimmerbill]

The "no down time" thing is right on. My old Army National Guard buddies are going on their 2nd or 3rd deployment. Their last one was guarding a prison, even tho they were artillery qualified. They had the stress of deployment, guarding prisoners, and daily mortaring to deal with.

I read that the improved communications deployed military are enjoying (email, video teleconference, etc) also adds to stress. They know the issues their family deals with daily, instead of getting a letter every once in a while.

 

[harley]

I was really surprised to hear on the radio the other day that this is the longest war the U.S. has ever had. You think about Nam going on for over a decade, but it really didn't. Or maybe it did, but not as a declared war. Something to think about, for sure.

 

[CuppaJoe]

Thanks, HaHa. It's journalism on a par with Robert Graves' "Goodbye to all that." Well worth taking the time to read the entire article. "The more things change...."?