So one soldier is 17 and the other is 20 years old.
Wow. I am shocked. In tears. Shattered.
Are you trying to say that the American army does NOT have soldiers who are, say, 18 years old???
And in other wars:
One soldier's sacrifice
His legs gone, he would have given more (...) He joined the corps at 18
jsonline.com
He also fears for the lives of the children of Iraq, adding that 50 percent of the Iraqi population is less than 18 years old. The American soldiers whose lives are at risk in Iraq are also young, and his peers.
seacoastonline.com
Because he was not yet 18 years old, Mat wanted his mom to sign early-enlistment papers at the recruiter’s Greenwood office. Mat celebrated his 18th birthday Jan. 12. And the family threw a party for him in early February. Mat would be leaving Feb. 17 for boot camp in California. Mat is now in training for 12 weeks at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, Calif. He is not allowed contact with his parents until after boot camp. He will then complete 22 days of combat training. As a member of the infantry, Mat will be a transportation mechanic."
thejournalnet.com
“I was 18 years old at the time [first Gulf War] and I remember having gray hairs and I don’t have any now,” he said. “It was from the stress of wondering if you were going to die or not."
greenbaypressgazette.com
So what was your point? That young people of 17-20 are "kids" who should not be soldiers? Wanna write to your congressman about that, because you know what, the US army seems to have an awful lot of them as well...
Children forced to fight reported in the west, is it propaganda?
Nope. "Young people in war" is just not unusual and hence has no news value except for the more naive among us. |
