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Originally Posted by javelina1
thanks for sharing. I still find it incredible these men would still go out to sea, knowing they had a 1 in 4 chance of returning.
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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
there are two things most all young military men have in common in a time of war...
1. a sense of duty to country
2. a feeling of invincibility
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Number 2 especially. It's always the other guy who'll get it, not me. Also hindsight plays a part. They didn't know how bad the odds were.