Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think that they are generalities only in the sense that if any research has been done it certainly has not become part of the public's vernacular knowledge (Only accidentally did I find out the current veteran demographics at the VA hospital level, and it doesn't paint a pretty picture). (Off to work after this post) Slobodan Dimitrov "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > Really interesting question, Slobodan. Two possible answers come to mind - > and both may be totally off-base: > > The first is that perhaps many officers who actually got their feet dirty > feel guilt or remorse over the loss of men who served under them, and don't > want to be reminded of those loses; > > The second is that for many grunts, who - if we're talking about Vietnam - > tended to come from "blue collar" backgrounds, time in the service was a > high point in their lives, while many of the officers, who were college > graduates, may see their service time as a mere bump in the highway of their > lives. A bump they would rather forget. > > As I say, I realize that these are gross generalities, and I may be > completely wrong. > > B. D. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html