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Youngest US soldier killed by Iran strike was Eagle Scout who helped homeless youth (nypost.com)
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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How do people not understand that they’re volunteering to be used as cannon fodder? The more exceptional a person is, the less it makes sense.

[–] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

It a lot of ways the military is a means to escape poverty, of course you run the risk of dying to have the chance at some fleeting semblance of middle class life.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

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