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Reply to "Wusses or Snowflakes .. I doubt we couldn't stand up to our ancestors shadows."

Frankly, I can't imagine how many of the pioneers made it in their ventures out west during the 1800's what with all the adversaries they had to endure and face.  

Back to the (UN)Civil War, when I lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee I, on many occasions, would go down Chickamauga Battlefield not too far south of Chattanooga and visit, reading the plaques.  One of the most interesting things about the battle actually happened many places where the North and South pitted themselves against each other.  Many times the two armies, hundreds and up to thousands of men were mere yards if not feet apart and didn't realize it.  

On a few occasions major leaders, generals, were on horseback or within sight of the enemies soldiers and escaped because the soldiers didn't recognize who it was within their weapon's reach. 

I also read about one event during the Revolutionary war though, where George Washington was saved due to a marksman being ordered not to take the shot because it wasn't considered fair to do so.  

George Washington was saved

Wars have evolved tremendously over the years but still, there is unbelievable and horrendous carnage because maybe people don't fight as much hand to hand and face to face but the weapons we have are so much more deadly and effective.  Given some of the weapons available today the best course of action is to avoid conflict altogether if possible.   Another change, recent times, have brought to wars and conflicts is the need to get things over with as quickly as possible in one massive blow, if possible. Take out the enemies command and control structure all together along with radar and other offensive capabilities.  

Another thing I have found interesting, and scary, is how after the Cold War and when both sides began to talk and share it was discovered that not only did Russia have Nukes in Cuba that were ready to be used but they had field nukes that would have been used and greeted our soldiers upon invasion had that happened.  Little did our military leaders know or realize and little did we know how close we came to the potential Nuclear holocaust and a potential end of the world as we knew it then.

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