Comments on: Blue gonads and guilt, Afghanistan style

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:42:34 +0000

Thank you Annie, I hope my writing continues to keep you interested.

Chris

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:02:40 +0000

You have a talent for description. Your accounts of non-battle, of your training, of your thoughts and feelings, are riveting. Please keep writing.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:18:31 +0000

Annie,

Thank you very much for your comment. What struck you the most about it?

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:13:50 +0000

Chris, that’s powerful, and well written. Please keep on writing.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:18:15 +0000

Kyle,

That’s no compliment, since you also consider pro wrestling to be deep. Remember those dark nights on patrol when you wouldn’t stop talking about Stone Cold Steve Austin’s tights? 🙂

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:13:04 +0000

Thank you Sheri, and good luck wednesday.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:12:32 +0000

Lilas,

Thank you for that. Far too often, we feel like it didn’t matter, doesn’t matter. I’ve been so angry at some of our losses, because I felt like they accomplished nothing. Something I’ve reminded myself as often as possible is that even if the missions themselves didn’t matter, the personal motivations of the men we lost did.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:30:09 +0000

Deep…

By: sheridegrom - From the literary and legislative trenches.

sheridegrom - From the literary and legislative trenches. — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:57:22 +0000

Chris – Your writing is spot on – keep up the posts. – talk later. Sheri

By: Lilas

Lilas — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:22:22 +0000

I thought only us, civilians, feel frustrated and helpless with the war in Afganistan or anywhere else. I guess it doesn’t matter what kind of weapon one holds, or how powerful it might be. What matters is the end result. You being there wanting to put things right also matters. A great deal. To your brave brothers and soldier friends, to those illiterate girls and would be decapitated men. It matters.