The other thing that has changed is our advancements in armor, and medical technology. Those heroes at Walter Reed missing arms, legs, the ability to walk are alive because of advances in armor and medical tech.
Our casualty count would be doubled with Vietnam or WWII era technologies. So comparing death counts is really apples and oranges. Most wounds suffered in Vietnam and WWII were not instantly fatal. The numbers would have been much lower if we had what we have now. The folks who have had their bodies blown apart and are alive now are lucky, but they have not had a cake walk. They are our heroes, and I think it cheapens their sacrifice to suggest that living in constant alert that every scrap of trash is an IED is not Club Med.
As I said, I do not disagree with the premise. I disagree with the usage of "Cake Walk".
You have the right to make that comparison dogbyte12, right or wrong, and would only have to answer to another combat vet.
I regard myself as a thoughtful and principled person (a conceit, I am willing to admit) and as such, I cannot and would not make the "cake walk" statement. Given his history, neither should Domenic Harr. That is what I have an issue with.