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Posted by Happyflower 1 :-) on September 15, 2007, at 17:24:33
I have an old friend who fought it in the Korean War and he was telling me about all the stuff they used to do. Like pretending to be totally ignorant about stuff. Ex. not knowing how to clean his shoes, so the sergent would show him for hours every day on how to do it, even though he knew.
He told me wonderful story about how when they were done serving the slop, they would bury it in a hole. Well there was an orphanage with starving children not too far where the camp was located. Well him and a buddy "borrowed" the truck, dug up the dirty slop, and gave it to the poor kids. They were very grateful, they continued to save the slop, without putting it in the hole. He said when they came with the truck daily, the kids were like kids on Christmas morning. Well eventally the army found out, and he got in trouble for "stealing" from the government. They yelled at him good and his buddy, could have gotten thrown out, but nothing major happened, other than being put on detail. There was a priest in there group, and he told him about the starving kids, and how the governmet wouldn't allowe them to feed them anymore. Well the priest said something about going against the army in respect for human values, and so it was okayed then(secretly of course), the preist handled it from then on.I just love this story
Posted by Sigismund on September 15, 2007, at 17:36:07
In reply to Any good civil disobedient war stories ?, posted by Happyflower 1 :-) on September 15, 2007, at 17:24:33
I read a story about an Australian soldier in WWI on the Western Front.
During an attack he was stumbling through nomans land towards the German lines (in the conditions you read about), and he saw another Australian soldier with a crazed expression coming *toward* him out of the smoke and ruin, and what's more he knew the man from back home.Both survived, and the first soldier never mentioned it.
I don't know how many soldiers (from all sides) were shot in WWI for desertion.
Tens of thousands, for sure.
Posted by Happyflower 1 :-) on September 17, 2007, at 7:38:55
In reply to Re: Any good civil disobedient war stories ? » Happyflower 1 :-), posted by Sigismund on September 15, 2007, at 17:36:07
yes, very sad indeed. It reminds me of the US civil war. It is good to hear once in awhile the humane things that can happen in the mist of war, that you don't often hear about.
I am glad I found someone who is even willing to tell me about the war, most I know, won't talk about it.
Keeping your boots clean while fighting a war, is that just to keep them busy and to distract them when they come back?
Posted by Happyflower 1 :-) on September 17, 2007, at 13:48:27
In reply to Any good civil disobedient war stories ?, posted by Happyflower 1 :-) on September 15, 2007, at 17:24:33
Same guy, same war, he was being punished for something, so the sarge sent him and another guy into the mess kitchen to paint, locked them in there for 48 hours. Well when the sarge came in after the weekend, they had painted EVERYTHING, just like the sarge ordered. The plates, silverware, the clock, the tables, stove, etc.
Then they played stupid, well you said you wanted everything painted! lol
Posted by caraher on September 17, 2007, at 21:50:30
In reply to Got another one!, posted by Happyflower 1 :-) on September 17, 2007, at 13:48:27
I don't think you get as many contemporary stories like that. When the US military was largely draftee (at least in the enlisted ranks) I think there was more of a need to acknowledge the humanity of the men. One tragedy of the all-volunteer force is that there's less sympathy for resistance to the many inhumane situations that come up in war and military life. "You volunteered, so suck it up!" Never mind the amount of economic coercion involved in enlistments.
Certainly today's soldiers are just as human and just as interested in doing the right thing. It just seems like they don't get as much slack in some respects.
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