Reply #7: He says that he joined for selfish motives.

[peace13]

He wanted all that comes with being a Marine. As you say, coming out of high school. He was a young man who got caught up and couldn't turn back for fear of embarrassing himself and his family. Makes sense if you are 19...believe me. The mission was wrong, set up by war mongers. If you want call out someone look toward Shooter and * where the thrill of the kill and the money to be made drove us all to moral bankruptcy!