Until one has actually been in combat, it would be wiser to with hold judgment.
My father was with the 8th AAF as a bombardier on B-24 heavy bombers.
Thirty (30) missions over Germany. He saw many of his friends shot down and lost.
The 8th AF Museum at Barksdale AFB, LA. now holds his uniforms, escape maps, and cold weather gear.
Barksdale is the home of the 8th AF current Global Strike Force-(B-52s).
Whether "Bomber" Harris or Curtis LeMay, the idea was to crush the enemy
and force a settlement or surrender. Ask the Belgians what they think of having to endure German
troops raping their women for two separate wars-or the Russian women.
Most Americans have not endured combat, and are not up on their own history
much less WWl or WWll in-depth military history.
Truman made the right decision to finish Japan's war fighting capability. A pox on those who think that
an invasion of Japan would not have cost a large number of American lives.
Lt Col HR Marriott
Vietnam 71-72
MACVSOG 5th Special Forces Gp(ABN)
NRA-Life
"Only the dead have seen the end of war".- Plato
