Young people, it’s not the time to laugh at the possibility and reality of war because innocent men, women, and children will get maimed and/or sent to early graves. War is not funny, and only when it comes knocking at one’s own front doorstep does that reality become a sobering reminder of its horrible effects.
Think about this, the Vietnam War alone accounted for approximately 60,000 fatalities of U.S. Military and/or constituents. Source: National Archives
This young African-American man on Instagram, who’s apparently a U.S. Army soldier overseas, explains in Millennial terms why making fun of war is not fun at all but instead purely ignorant of the circumstances and the volatile nature of how destructive war can be.
This may also interest you: “History of American Wars”
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