Acute Politics has an excellent piece up describing the adrenaline rush experienced by our men at war.
No one really knows what it is, exactly, but we all feel it. It’s physical. It’s emotional. For some, it’s spiritual.Some say it’s endorphins or adrenaline; some say it’s rage, or hate, or joy. Some say it’s safety- the knowledge that Someone is watching out for you. It’s different for everyone, but it’s always there.
For me, the rush is mostly exhilaration. It’s a feeling of invulnerability. I’ve heard the unforgettable sound of an RPG somewhere very, very near my little sector of space, and stood a little taller yelling “Missed me, you bastards!” as I spin the turret and look for the shooter.
I heard of this from other men who have been at war. It’s been called many things, but the phenomenon goes back as far as men have gone to war:
~ Robert E. Lee ~
Read the rest at Acute Politics. While you are there you might want to check out his other stories. This Soldier writes awfully well for an uneducated, inferior, lower-class American stuck in Irak!!!
March 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 pm
“Virginians! This is OUR moment…CHARGE the enemy….
And FORWARD for Old Virginia!” - Brig. General George Edward Pickett @ 3 pm on July 3,1863 at Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg
“But General Lee…..I have no division!” - Brig. General George Edward Pickett @ 4 pm after Pickett’s Charge
(8,500 CSA casualties and 1,500 Union casualties)
“This has been all my fault!” - Gen. Lee @ 4:01 pm
Don’t worry, for Charlie Daniels says “The south’s gonna do it again!” DEA h S AR II
March 5th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Oh DARTH!!!! That’s not what he meant by ‘The South’s gonna do it again!’.
Well, I don’t think it is anyway. We Southerners have a lot of that stubborn/rebellious Scottish blood running through our veins still. There’s no telling what we’ll do!