Restrepo Q&A - Sgt. O'Byrne's hard return home.

Sgt. Brendan O'Byrne talks about how he is doing since coming home from deployment in Afghanistan.

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• Restrepo
• New
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• State
• Museum
• Tim
• Hetherington

[diagreen]

this ain't fair.so few of us fight. 1-2%?????if there was a draft would there be war?????

[cruncpatty]

@thatguy1252 Seen the movie, read the book. But I'll do you one better, I've been there too. CaptainAmerica has the right idea. I signed up as Infantry in 05, and I wanted to get me some.

[thatguy1252]

PLUS, if your wondering they litterally did see more action in one deplyment than MOSY people saw in few diployments in vietnam put together, these kids are actually and most likly for ever mentally tramatized so stfu, and lets see you go through that. and then have the same mind you do about the army than before. now im not saying the army is ALL bad, but for the people that HAVE to see action like that, they arnt the same when they come back. maybe not compltly tramatized. but they have some

[thatguy1252]

Its fucking true, and the movie Restrepo is my proof. Have you ever seen the movie...these guys get sent to the litterallly shittest place. for like 15 months. And the director HIM SELF, says you see all the time of other documentaries, that dont really show the "bad side" of real war...so he finally made one that shows us what most of the army actually does, they get shot at, they kill, they see people get killed, its not fun loving army, theres a VERY REAL chance of death for some.

[cruncpatty]

@thatguy1252 You're an idiot. 

[CaptainAmerica322]

Respond to this video...

 I remember when I found out Tim died...I was very sad. Must be a pretty shitty deal to get back from war, and be struggling through acclimating to peace, and then, after a couple years, when life is starting to get back to normal, have another friend die.

[CaptainAmerica322]

@thatguy1252

Actually, all it shows is that SOLDIERS see combat.....these men are INFANTRYMEN...they signed up to fight...the Government has soldiers so that it CAN send them to places were the enemy is...they are literally trained, and payed to go and mix it up with the enemies of the government. Pawn? Try asset. And its not to "see if you survive' its so you can accomplish goals the Government lays out. And yes, the government does give a fuck about you. Thanks for your valuable input on war.

[thatguy1252]

dude this guy is seriosuly messed up, i mean good for him and all..but that one diployment fucked with all those young mens mind...they all went through some shit...they all saw more battle in one diployment than most people saw in several diployments in vietnam....all this movie proves is...the government dossnt give a fuck about you, if your in the army they dont care where they send you, they will send u there, to see if you survive, if not, next platoon, if not, next platoon..ur just pawn

[AlexHill3325]

RIP tim

[urgay07]

@suwopinyohood cuz god loves the infantry