I guess it's official

[Andy]

I watched the tape of the Marine in Fallujah who shot the bad guy who was apparently seriously wounded and was not receiving any medical attention. Apparently that Marine had been wounded the day before. The audio many indicate there was some malice in his heart but I'm not sure.

OK, it's confession time. During Tet our Battalion took a town called Ap Cho, it was the HQ for an NVA Regiment. Spent most of the day in the turret of an APC but got out for an hour or two and walked around with a 60. While walking I saw a blown out building, there was an NVA laying on the street near said building. His belly was on the outside of his body and he sure as hell would never walk again. If he could have been dusted off to Walter Reed I'd doubt he could have recovered. Without giving it a second thought I gave him a short burst in the face and continued the mission.

Grandpa, had always told me that if you go hunting it's fine to kill animals but don't ever just wound them. My thought really was, "I'm putting this poor SOB out of his misery". However, I did kill a man who posed no danger to me or anyone in the platoon.

Not trying to give that young Marine a free pass, just happy that there wasn't anyone with a video camera walking around behind me. Of course, if an enemy drops his rifle and puts his hand up it's bad form to kill him but sometimes in combat...

Stay healthy,
Andy
PS: Wonder if those guys who are chopping peoples head off will be put on trial by their own people?