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stressed · 09-20-2014, 01:37 PM

Edward, the difference between Mai Lai and "obliging" enemy soldiers is that Mai Lai were women, children and elderly... Not soldiers at all, whether wounded or not.

Ron, that may be what you were told, but I have a hard time believing that, especially from a full bird colonel IMO. And under the same pretext, do the SS soldiers of the TV suffer from PTSD if they gassed or shot hundreds of thousands, or not because they viewed them as not human? Evil as it may be, that's what I would call politically reliable. Same goes for the Soviet NKVD side.

Ron Smith · 09-20-2014, 03:03 PM

I got to know him very well over the years. I saw the emotion on his face, and heard it in his voice when he told me the story. He was in therapy for PTSD the entire time I knew him. I served two tours in Vietnam, and have no doubt whatsoever that he was telling me the truth.

Comparing him to Brainwashed Psychotic fanatics such as the SS is hardly a rational comparison, and in my view very insulting.

GreyHammer · 10-10-2014, 10:50 PM

I wasn't going to post on this thread, but one thing I am certain, no US military personnel has to obey an unlawful order. That's a longstanding policy and was in affect during my tour, and I don't think that has changed.

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09-20-2014, 03:03 PM	#22
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I got to know him very well over the years. I saw the emotion on his face, and heard it in his voice when he told me the story. He was in therapy for PTSD the entire time I knew him. I served two tours in Vietnam, and have no doubt whatsoever that he was telling me the truth. Comparing him to Brainwashed Psychotic fanatics such as the SS is hardly a rational comparison, and in my view very insulting. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-20-2014, 01:37 PM	#21
stressed User Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 197 Thanks: 41 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	Edward, the difference between Mai Lai and "obliging" enemy soldiers is that Mai Lai were women, children and elderly... Not soldiers at all, whether wounded or not. Ron, that may be what you were told, but I have a hard time believing that, especially from a full bird colonel IMO. And under the same pretext, do the SS soldiers of the TV suffer from PTSD if they gassed or shot hundreds of thousands, or not because they viewed them as not human? Evil as it may be, that's what I would call politically reliable. Same goes for the Soviet NKVD side.

10-10-2014, 10:50 PM	#23
GreyHammer User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 34 Thanks: 66 Thanked 25 Times in 14 Posts	I wasn't going to post on this thread, but one thing I am certain, no US military personnel has to obey an unlawful order. That's a longstanding policy and was in affect during my tour, and I don't think that has changed. RH Burns - rvn '64