what do you think a WW2 vet would see if he met a iraq war vet?

Question

i think he would see the same eyes looking back at him that saw the same things in the war that he saw. god bless them both.

Answer 1

Well being a milatary man myself once apon a time, I always had more respect for those who fought in any previous war especially WWII namly because they had to be tougher stronger and better than every body else back then.

Durring their time their were very few rules instructors had to follow and some never did anyway only because they wanted to bring thier men home alive.

Also they were fighting fo a different reason back then. If it were not for them we might all be speaking german today.

I am a Captian in the USMC and I allways take the time to stop and salute a WW 2 vet or a Korea of Vietnam Vet. They have earned it alot more so than myself.

Answer 2

My grandfather was a WWII vet. He died shortly after my husband returned from his first tour in Iraq. They always had a special bond, and my grandfather told him he was a hero before he died. My husband says he doesn't feel like a hero, but my grandfather said he didn't either.

Someone above stated that civilians didn't die in WWII. Sorry kid, you're wrong. Have we forgotten history? Civilians die in every war. Vietnam was the first war that had such extensive media coverage so everything was blown out of proportion.

Answer 3

I would have to agree with you. True vets don't play the politics that we and the government play. They know how precious life is, and they know their purpose and the purpose of their fighting.

avornik1270's anecdote lost any validity when he quotes from a book by Michael Moore. That's like quoting from Mein Kampf to justify anti-Semitism.

If one has never been in the military, let alone been in combat, they have no clue how the real military man thinks.

A wonderful question and sentiment.

Answer 4

What javornik1270 said was simply ludicrous.
Here is what he said
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"WW2 vets didn't kill civilians, they fought SS and Wehrmacht, which were elite armed units, that could mach them..."
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WW2 Vets didnt kill civilians????????????
Hello Dresden
Hello Tokyo
Hello Hamburg
Hello Hiroshima
Hello Nagasaki

Of course they killed civilians because they had to, and when they did no one back home gave a sh-t because they were on OUR side instead of trying to Monday-morning-quaterback their own soldiers like they do now.

They would lose 4,000 troops per BATTLE in WW2 and the people back home just accepted that. We lose 4,000 in 4 years and well thats just unacceptable to the average couch potato big mac eating American.

When your in combat it is entirely possible that civilians might get inbetween you and the enemy. If US troops kill civilians now I can assure you that it is far less frequent then it was back in WW2.

To answer the original question the only WW2 Vets I meet are the retired Marines down at the VFW. They are very proud of me, they always want me to show up to their meetings or activities, they seem to do nothing but brag about me. If it wasnt for people like that I seriously doubt that I would think that fighting for this country was even worth it, however people like that show me it is.

If this country had nothing but people like javornik1270 I wouldnt fight for them, I guess Michael Moore could write a book that would defend people like javornik12701 maybe that would work.

Answer 5

Yes. He would be seeing a mirror image of himself - a brave and selfless person willing to sacrifice all for his country.

I fear, though, that many of us back home are not as worthy of our fine military as our grandparents were. I don't remember hearing WWII vets being called baby-killers.

America's military is in fine shape. The country they defend may no longer be.

Sad.

Answer 6

I'd like to buy you a bowl of Grits for saying that, Lois! You deserve high praise for speaking up for Our Brave Military! Cheers!!

Answer 7

Another soldier who gave unselfishly of himself for his country.

It was commented above that WW2 soldiers didn't kill civilians.
In all wars civlians suffer,simply because they are there.
In WW2 ,civilians suffered terribly due to carpet bombing over Japan and Germany.

Answer 8

My father would have been proud of my daughter. He didn't live long enough to known that she was in a war. I was in Vietnam and when I came home he told me that he was proud of me. He didn't rotate out, he was there for the duration of the war. I guess that it's one of the reasons why they are the greatest generation.

Answer 9

I even have been to Iraq two times interior the final 3 years. I even have fought on the component of the Iraqi military as a wrestle consultant. I even have lost acquaintances, and that i've got lost Marines decrease than my command. The dying, on a similar time as unhappy, isn't for not something. despite the fact that if the reason for going to conflict grew to become into incorrect, which i don't understand for valuable, no one does, we could desire to end what grew to become into began. If we've been to pull out as some human beings %, we would finally end up having to reinvade in decrease than 5 years, and start up from scratch. i don't understand the way it is so complicated for some to comprehend. Is there progression? i'm going to enable you to comprehend this, once I first have been given to Iraq for my 2d deployment, i grew to become into assigned as an consultant to an Iraqi employer. We won mortar assaults on a regular basis, IEDs on a regular basis, and standard firefights. The Iraqi's I labored with weren't suitable however the held their own and wanted to guard their u . s .. via the time I left on the top of my deployment, our component of operations grew to become into very preserve. not extra mortar hearth, very few IED's, the community inhabitants could help us and checklist who grew to become into working with insurgents. So, is there progression, I say specific!! I even have seen it first hand. can we could desire to be there? specific, i don't % to flow returned and start up yet returned. i % to end what grew to become into began. i don't % my acquaintances and my Marines that have lost their lives to have lost them for a role 0.5 executed.

Answer 10

It is strange but the WWII vets think of us as heroes - even though what we did pales in comparison to what they did.