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At the very least four people from my first unit extended their tour of duty. The last infantry platoon I was in, all members had to have already spend at least one year as a grunt and had to have a purple heart, etc. None of those guys were particularly crazy or kill freaks or had a death wish. However, adrenaline is an addictive drug, thank God it's legal.
In large part, it was probably a combination of youthful vigor and a poorly developed sense of self-preservation but hell, we were young.
By the way, the first guy to answer you, PHO127 did, I believe, 4 tours in Vietnam. That's a bit much, a little unusual but there are some interesting people on this site.
Stay healthy,
Andy
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