Commander's touching letter to his men in SAF battalion goes viral

[Scrooball (clone)]

It's time we do random drug tests on officers. Whatever he is taking, it must have been strong!

 

[Papsmearer]

he must have been watching reruns of hbo's band of brothers.

You mean this one?

Men, it's been a long war, it's been a tough war. You've fought bravely, proudly for your country. You're a special group. You've found in one another a bond that exists only in combat, among brothers. You've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments. You've seen death and suffered together. I'm proud to have served with each and every one of you. You all deserve long and happy lives in peace.

 

[eatshitndie]

You mean this one?

Men, it's been a long war, it's been a tough war. You've fought bravely, proudly for your country. You're a special group. You've found in one another a bond that exists only in combat, among brothers. You've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments. You've seen death and suffered together. I'm proud to have served with each and every one of you. You all deserve long and happy lives in peace.

yup. there was nothing like having your war buddy of years got his legs blown to bits in a foxhole, and yet he lived with half his body. and the whole company lost so many limbs, heads, torsos in bastogne defending a wooded position that a platoon commander plus his men went crazy with shell shock. more than shell shock, he couldn't bear the sight of his elite unit (brave seasoned men with years of battle victories in their collective belts) getting blown to bits just digging in. those men truly knew what it meant losing brothers in arms.