minux
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Valid point, MInux. Certainly, neither dad nor my grandfather ever elevated war or boasted about their exploits. The terror and sheer stupidity and inhumanity of it was all too clear from what little they did tell.
I consider myself lucky, I can't think of anything worse than fighting in the old trench warfare style, but they did it for god and country without hesitation. Can you imagine our call up today? The young punks I see around wouldn't last a night without mummy let alone having to fend for themselves in the toughest environments imaginable. Where did our honour go?
What sort of idiot asks a soldier or even ex soldier that. What do they expect you to say? "Oh yeah man tonnes. Was just non stop"
It comes up as soon as anyone asks what I did in the army...I got so tired of it that I now tell people I was just a cook. Much easier.