'This is a different kind of war... In World War II it
was clear who the good guys and the bad guys were. You knew what you
would go through on the battlefield.' Now she says the threat is all
around. And soldiering has changed. 'Now we have so many things to do…'

'And the soldier in Vietnam,' interjects Sergeant John Valentine from the
same unit, 'did not get to see the coverage from home that these
soldiers do. We see what is going on at home on the political scene.
They think the war is going to end. Then we have the frustration and
confusion. That is fatiguing. Mentally tiring.'

'Not only that,'says Caswell, 'but because of the nature of what we do now, the number
of tasks in comparison with previous generations - even as you are
finishing your 15 months here you are immediately planning and training
for your next tour.' Valentine adds: 'There is no decompression.'