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Originally Posted by SirLance
Have you ever been in combat? I have. I hold 2 bronze stars and a purple heart with oak leaf cluster. I was a special operations engineer with the 5th U.S. Army Special Operations Forces. I served in several theatres of operation from 1979 to 1984. Do not presume to tell me how to support our troops.
You need to recognize that humor is a coping mechanism, and that it helps us get through those hard times. Prayer is good also, I prayed a lot, but not everybody does.
This is a joke, that's why it is posted in tilted humor and not in some other board. Lighten up.
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No, i have not. But i won't acknowledge that I am not entitled to an opinion as to the moral implications of a joke like this. Especially because it is an oft repeated trope about the war that deceives the home front about the realities of what is happening over there. I've heard this one from a lot of chicken hawks, and it bugs me to no end to hear them spout off about how safe it is. Some of my friends have gone over there, and none of them laughed about this one.
To be honest, i did not notice that this was posted in humor until after i had responded...i saw the thread title only in the new posts search. I think i would have responded slightly differently had i noticed, but not much.