GS231 Lecture : GS 231- October 18th Ryan Flavelle.docx
Document Summary
War is no going back. (like sex) * either you have or you haven"t and it will never match what you thought it would/ the fantasy (porn vs real) (myth vs reality) The army is ever present (becomes your life: when you get out the benefits are impossible to figure out because of burocracy, sr. Sergeant lost his legs and can"t figure out health benefits *and he should be teaching people their rights: not enough assistance (for injured and not injured veterans) Don"t take war stories at face value, read, educate yourself and question/ think about what you read: some exaggeration made more/ less heroic than the actual war, he lost some of the details when writing. For the guys who love war coming home and not having war causes extreme issues (homeless, drugs, prostitutes, etc) War veterans aren"t heroes, their daily tasks aren"t heroic, don"t abuse the myth.
