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BzzReport by grizzt189

A friend of mine made a comment about how her niece has been notified that she will be activated for duty w/ the national guard. this is not a call up (yet), instead it is a warning that a call up will be coming shortly. Since it is likely that my friends niece will be going to Iraq, I mentioned that she should read Generation Kill. My Friend asked about the content of the book, and I explained that the book documentated what "really was happening" in iraq. My friend then asked if this book would make her feel better or worse about her niece being activated for duty. I said that this would probably make her feel worse - since the book documents the "reality" of Iraq. In the case of the First Recon, this reality was bad leaders, and poor planning.

My friend chose not to read the book, and did not want to suggest that her niece read it either.