Other Koreans who were rooting out supposed Communist sympathizers. But how come I had to drag dead children and old people off the road to get my jeep by. They didn't look like Communists to me. Forget the Rules of War as laid down in some chamber where the Geneva Convention folks are holed up. War is Hell.
People kill people.
It is pretty hard to remember it in the middle of a moonless night in the enemy's jungle. War is a deadly serious proposition and should never be undertaken lightly or without the highest regard for those who bear its ultimate burden. Another man I know, the highly decorated David Hackworth, wasn't as gentle when writing about the Kerrey stories created by writer Gregory Vistica and television star Dan Rather. As far as I'm concerned, neither is qualified to pass judgment on soldiers or sailors. War and death memories cross all geographical and national barriers.