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Why would a father son both be at war and both in the same region? That's crazy, you'd think they would try to avoid that sort of thing
Just like Pal Battalions, we didn't realize how bad of an idea this was until after WW1
Not enough I suppose, you can still do battle buddies in the us military. I didn't think they can be direct relatives though.
Huh, looks like it's up to 4.
Historically this is actually extremely common.
I guess they were regimented by region. I can't imagine as a father, focusing on anything but making sure my son survives, fuck orders.
The most feared Roman soldiers were small team gay lover squads (The band of thebes).
Greek. Thebes and the Sacred Band are Greek.
You're right.