Especially in the beginning of the war, the guys who became good soldiers, and good infantry men sort of had to accept that they were dead — that they weren't going to get out of it. The statistics were so much their enemy that there wouldn't be much chance that in four or five years, that they would survive it. Some did... and in fact most of the men who got in combat did survive it.


On the casualty rate - Don Swaim interview (1975)

James Jones Quotes

Especially in the beginning of the war, the guys who became good soldiers, and good infantry men sort of had to accept that they were dead — that...

Especially in the beginning of the war, the guys who became good soldiers, and good infantry men sort of had to accept that they were dead — that...

Especially in the beginning of the war, the guys who became good soldiers, and good infantry men sort of had to accept that they were dead — that...

Especially in the beginning of the war, the guys who became good soldiers, and good infantry men sort of had to accept that they were dead — that...