Reply #12: I talked to my old best friend today.... [View All]

[FDRrocks]

He is in the army as an engineer, and in Oklahoma currently. I asked him about possibly deployment and he surprised me by saying that he was set to serve duty in several different places, including Fallujah and Sadr City.

I (slightly tongue-in-cheek) reminded him that our common friend is currently teaching in Thailand and that if he felt he needed to get out that would be the most opportune position to head towards. He surprised me with his reply, and told me that it's like he has 450 brothers and that everyone would die for each other. I reminded him that they don't have to die for each other, there isn't really a need. He told me that the real point is that they would die for each other, and there is no one else he would rather be with.

I can somewhat empathize, but this is the kid I used to sit around with, drinking Johnny Walker we stole from our parents and smoking weed all while talking about the inherent corruption of governments and the bullshit that starts all war.

It was like I was talking to someone that I didn't know. Freaky stuff.