Uh ya, and people don't die as dead as they used to either. Most combat vets don't talk about actual combat experience, especially with people who weren't in it, because they know that most people wouldn't understand. I think you've watched too many movies.
BR From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Of course, the next argument as rebuttal will be that in the middle ages men engaged in hand to hand combat, and the wars of the 20th century couldn't compare for thrills and excitement. That may be true ... and that also implies that the march of technology has diminished the war experience.