Re: [Leica] Memorial Day shots - or,speculation why Memorial Day services draw more former grunts than brass

[S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>]

I think that they are generalities only in the sense that if any
research has been done it certainly has not become part of the public's
vernacular knowledge (Only accidentally did I find out the current
veteran demographics at the VA hospital level, and it doesn't paint a
pretty picture).
(Off to work after this post)
Slobodan Dimitrov


"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> Really interesting question, Slobodan. Two possible answers come to mind -
> and both may be totally off-base:
> 
> The first is that perhaps many officers who actually got their feet dirty
> feel guilt or remorse over the loss of men who served under them, and don't
> want to be reminded of those loses;
> 
> The second is that for many grunts, who - if we're talking about Vietnam -
> tended to come from "blue collar" backgrounds, time in the service was a
> high point in their lives, while many of the officers, who were college
> graduates, may see their service time as a mere bump in the highway of their
> lives. A bump they would rather forget.
> 
> As I say, I realize that these are gross generalities, and I may be
> completely wrong.
> 
> B. D.
>
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