Most recent public comments by Angel Ruvalcaba https://nowcomment.com/users/26384 https://nowcomment.com/documents/36342?scroll_to=624773 https://nowcomment.com/documents/36342?scroll_to=624773 "War is hell" and for that same reason, society is interested in these stories; they are seen like fairy tales. A story about a soldier surviving hell on Earth sounds like a great story but the facts are unpleasant, yet people embrace these stories and glorify them to make them sound like legends. One story that was glorified and made into a movie is the "American Sniper", a story about a sniper that kills its targets during conflict. For the viewer it's a thrilling experience to see, yet the fact that its his job to hunt people down isn't so colorful. Just like Nguyen's experience reading "Close Quarters" by Larry Heinemann. Nguyen read about the narrator threaten a Vietnamese prostitute to blow him and his friends or die. That was part of his war story and it's not right. Personally I embrace these war stories; they are from people who decided to put their lives on the line in order to make a change. There are people who don't embrace these war stories; explaining that war is horrible and that they shouldn't be glorified. I agree that they shouldn't be glorified but they should be heard because its the life experience of every soldier and neglecting them outright isn't right either. War glorification is wrong but hearing them isn't because they really make a interesting story, sad, but yet entertaining. Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:40:40 -0500