GDG- Dead soldiers and looting

[CWMHTours at aol.com]

Well, respectfully, George,
 
I graduated hi skule in 1969.  I was born with a heart  condition called 
Wolfe-Parkinson-White syndrome.  I've never known what  that was, it just 
makes me sick sometimes, but a couple  months after graduatation my parents 
handed me a a draft card that said I was  4-F.
 
Good or bad I've never been there in combat.  I've never  been in service 
of our country.....   
 
I've never been there like our honored   veterans.
 
I have been down to the Viet Nam Wall 1000s of  times.   Knowing I couldn't 
serve.
 
I have names on that wall.
 
So I am stuck, in wondrin about it, what I would do about  looting a body.  
 As a soldier which I never have  been....
 
I was just wondrin....   What do you  do....?
 
Your  Most Obedient Servant,
Peter  

 
In a message dated 1/11/2012 7:24:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
georgeconnell at mac.com writes:

Esteemed  GDG Member Contributes:
Well, we certainly didn't have any qualms about  doing so in the Great 
Southeast Asian Sub-optimizing Experience that we are  not to mention in this 
group. Though I must stress we were usually looking for  something to eat 
other than C-rations.

I think if you've just killed  someone the other stuff is of no moral 
consequence (but not to be encouraged  because it's bad for discipline).

Regards,

George


On  Jan 11, 2012, at 19:03, CWMHTours at aol.com wrote:

> Esteemed GDG  Member Contributes:
> I don't know about anybody else  but if I was  a CW  soldier and a friend 
of 
> mine, -or a strange corpse,   had money and  valuables on them, I would 
be 
> unsure- and  uncertain as to the moral  quandary:  Morally should you 
even  
> take anything at all or leave it out of  principle?    Should you take it 
> because someone else will take it if  you  leave it?
> 
> It is 2012 and no longer Victorian times but what  should you  do about 
> stealing from corpses?
> 
>  Actually I have always had an issue with it that upsets my   tummy.
> 
> We have vets in here....  With my apologies for  intruding  with the 
> question what would YOU do?
> 
>  Your  Most Obedient Servant,
> Peter
>  
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