The Pentagon on Tuesday said one of the six military members killed over the weekend as the U.S. and Israel struck Iran was a U.S. Army Reserve soldier was from Bellevue, Nebraska.
  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
    3210·
    9 days ago

    rip bozo

    There is no “just taking orders”. If you are out there and not actively deserting you are agreeing to be willing to die for Israel’s cause.

    • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
      273·
      9 days ago

      What was he supposed to do?

      Jump on a bus?

      If you’d been born in his hometown you probably would have considered joining up too.

      You aren’t better than him, just luckier.

      • Calfpupa [she/her]@lemmy.mlEnglish
        122·
        9 days ago

        He was 42, plenty of time to walk away. Also, as someone who grew up in a similar town, I thought “damn I don’t want to be killing people,” and didn’t join the military. Not too hard to do.

      • jcorvera@quokk.auEnglish
        3·
        8 days ago

        More than likely. I live in Bellevue. It’s a mixed bag, being so close to USSTRATCOM. It’s almost 50/50 split. However, with it being so close to Offutt, it’s also a lot of “Support Our Troops” mentality and Pro-Military.

    • ChonkyLincoln@lemmy.zip
      61·
      8 days ago

      He was a 42 year old reservist. Suburbs of Omaha are full of military families. Offut is the fall back for the U.S. govt in case of Washington DC falling. For a lot of families these are just their careers, through multiple administrations.

      I hate Trump. I hate this war. I hate this timeline. I do not hate this man and respect his sacrifice.