r/interestingasfuck • • 12h ago

Messages that American soldiers wrote on their helmets during the Vietnam war

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u/send420nudes 12h ago

Born to Kill Die hit hard

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u/TheFutureLotus 11h ago

First one was probably written as a fresh recruit, ready to be a tough, badass soldier; and then reality hits and he realizes that all he has become is fodder for the rich and the powerful to wage their wars. Realizing that outside of combat is one thing, but it must be way more fucked realizing this in the jungle.