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An employee of my fathers', who had once been a SEAL during their early years in Vietnam, only made one combat-related comment in the four years that I knew him, and it was on this subject. I quote:
"Cutting throats sucks. The neck's tougher than hell, you've gotta hold the guy down so his thrashing doesn't give your position away, blood gets everywhere, and his guts cut loose, so it stinks like shit."
Jack then turned around and walked away. This single statement was precipitated by a group of RAMFs who had served in Vietnam ( as truck-drivers and quartermasters, most likely ) discussing sentry-removal, a topic with which they were toally unfamilliar. After Jack said that, they not only cut him a wiiiiiide berth, they never discussed killing again.
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