Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 136
At close range the resistance to killing an opponent is tremendous. When one looks an opponent in the eye, and knows that he is young or old, scared or angry, it is not possible to deny that the individual about to be killed is much like oneself. It is here that many personal narratives of nonkilling situations occur. Marshall, Keegan, Holmes, Griffith, virtually all who have studied the matter in depth, agree that such nonparticipation is apparently very common in midrange conflict, but in close range situations it becomes so remarkable and undeniable that we can find numerous first person narratives.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Killing
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