Having never been in face-to-face combat, I defer to folks like Kev and Wallace. And Birdie has even more recent experience. All three of these men are loathe to condemn Kevin Sites, and all three agree, as do I, that what the Marine did was the right thing to do.
Romantics and novelists quote flags of truce and Geneva Conventions. The soldier sticks to reality and until he is totally in control Rule 5.56 applies.
We have a lot to be thankful for this year. One of the things each of us must be thankful for is the freedom we have to simply talk about this situation.
God bless that Marine. And God bless Kevin Sites.
happy Thanksgiving. May God bless our troops and our nation.
Thanks be to God.
Comment by Pat in NC — November 25, 2004 @ 7:21 am
As I wrote to Kevin.
The Marine made a split second decision to do what he thought was right to protect himeself and his buddies. Kevin, a person with a conscience and having been placed at this point in time through no fault of his own….did what he thought was right.
Thank God we have both kinds of people in America.
Comment by Wallace-Midland, Texas — November 25, 2004 @ 11:20 am