Especially when we send some young person  (who joins up for a job or future benefits cause there isn't much else going on here)  off to kill, then when he or she is killed, we celebrate it as the "ultimate sacrifice".

Sacrifice one's life? For what? 

I am not saying this to offend anyone....but the header gave me a flashback to basic training...... This is true and real about training....

During "Bayonet Training" which is where we put knives at the end of our machine guns and fight in hand to hand combat with the enemy for our lives....we are trained to kill the enemy by thrawting our bayonet into mock enemy dummy dolls and hollaring: "KILL, KILL, KILL!" Moreover, we are asked, "What makes the grass grow?" and the response is "BLOOD, BRIGHT RED BLOOD!" 

I felt so bad stabbing at those dummies. Then a drill sergeant reamed me about "it's life or death, you or them....." and after a few rounds I accomplished the mission. But it really was uncomfortable....I have to admit that. You get desensitized to things as you go along. Yet, that was one day that was unforgettable. It really makes you realize what you signed up to do.... to serve your country....

My dad always said that he wouldn't want his worst enemy to know what it's like to take another man's life and live with that horrible thought (ghost)....I can only imagine.

Always Appreciative, "ANGELnWard14"