Why do people feel so bad when they hear about armed forces' deaths?

Question

It's their job to defend the country and if they die doing it that is one of the hazards of the job and they knew it when they joined. And to all those ignorant people that will respond unkind I am a marine and I don't feel people should mourne my death if I should die, instead be proud.

Answer 1

We know what we got ourselves into. I don't like to see fellow soldiers killed, but unfortunately that comes with the job.
Essayons. Semper Phi marine.

Answer 2

I think that people who loose a soldier are proud while they mourne. It is just human nature to feel bad that someone lost their life for anyreason. I think espically with the war b/c these guys don't want to go to Iraq, it is just part of thier job. You say your a marine, although your point of view is not that of a service member. Have you even been to Iraq yet...have you been standing by someone and had a bullet go past your head and watch it go through our friends head?? Have you stood at attention when angel flights leave every night?DO you feel you could honestly say that you would not mourne your friend and fellow marines death? I don't think that you can. Yes our troops that joined after the war started knew what they were getting themselves into. But using your logic very few deaths should be mourned. For example, everyone knows when they get in there car, their is a chance they could die while driving, yet they do it. See my point? My husband is a medic in the US Army and I am very proud of him. He has been to Iraq and the exampled I used before was him, a bullet went past his head and between his friends eyes. Had my husband died in Iraq of course I would have felt bad and mourned his death...I would also be proud of him.

Answer 3

I think it's okay to feel bad about anyone's death. It's human nature. I also think it's possible to mourn and be proud of someone at the same time. If I die here in Iraq, I would think that my family would be sad and I hope they would also be proud. And I'm not a young guy. I'm 48 and been serving for 26 years.

Answer 4

I'd regret your death for no reason. Those dying in Iraq are wasting their lives.
It's like giving your life for your flag. The flag is just a piece of colored fabric. It's meaningless. It's a representation, a sign, a token of something of real value. If you die for the flag, you can't fight for THAT anymore.
Same with the Iraq war. Most people think it's for a reason but they're misguided by someone waving the flag in that direction. While the army is fighting over there, the real thing, freedom, is being under attack.
There's glory in dying if you're charging against the enemy and take a dozen with you. But if you're juts trying to save the flag, it's a waste.

Answer 5

Deaths of the young are always sad.
Those who die defending their country are heroes but that doesn't make it less sad.
Our troops in Iraq are not defending our country. Iraq did not attack the US. So, why are they in Iraq? Because Saddam was a brutal dictator? There are plenty of those all over the world. Take North Korea as just one example.
How about WMDs? None found. Or because Iraq was allied with Al Qaeda? Not true. Bin Laden hated Saddam.
So if the troops are in a war that was started for lies, that makes every single death even more sad.
Who might these young people have become if they had lived? No one can answer that.
Many troops "volunteer" because they have no other options in the richest country in the world. That is also very sad.
No one is happy about troops dying, I think.

Answer 6

I feel bad for their families. I know that when they sign up, they know what could be in store for them. I appreciate their sacrifice and am very proud of all our troops.

But I am sad because I have seen first hand the pain of the loss of a loved one in the armed forces. I work with TAPS, the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, a non-profit peer-support network for those who lose a loved one in the military. I see the suffering of these families, and that is why I feel very sad.

Every death leaves grieving loved ones behind.

God Bless Our Troops.

Answer 7

Thre is nothing wrong with feeling bad when someone dies. You can feel grief and pride at the same time. Personally, I feel sad when I hear a soldier dies, or child, or grandmother or father..you get my drift. My husband is in the AF and has deployed many times. If he were to fall in the line of duty, I would feel immense pride but also the grief that goes with it.

However some people feel sad becuase they feel that the war is a waste of time and lives. I don't agree with that at all but you can't tell someone to feel a certain way.

Answer 8

Amen! They signed up to die in some unprovoked war on foreign soil.

Defending the nation is one thing. I wouldn't need to sign my name anywhere or get paid to take up arms to defend my country. But I'll be damned if I spill any blood on foreign soil in an effort to destabilize another country to boost economic growth for Texas oilmen back here in the states.

The value of my stock portfolio has increased 30% since we began our unprovoked invasion of Iraq. So I have realized good gains from the sacrifice of our troops. It is good they realize they are not dying in vain. I hope to realize a very great profit off all the muslims they send to hell.

Answer 9

Of course I'm proud of anyone who puts his or her life on the line for others. It's just that, most of the time, they're so young. In their early 20's. I was just a kid at that age with a whole different viewpoint on things. But, I guess, it's the quality, not the quanity, of life that counts.

Answer 10

Just because you die for your country, doesn't mean that its any less difficult. I think on the whole (in my opinion), I mourn for a life that was not lived to the fullest... I mourn for the parents that have to live everday without their child (even worse if it was the only!). anyway, why complain about people who mourn the deaths of people in the armed forces? I mean, think of the other end of it....would you really WANT to defend a country that didn't give two s**ts about you? That didn't make memorials to honor those that fell in wars...or those who lost lives saving others?