Talking to an American Marine

Written by Aaron on October 2, 2005 - 7 Comments

In this podcast, Mark White interviews Matt, a U ! marine who is now stationed in "apan and who #o$%ht in the &att'e o# &a%hdad Mark( Ok, Matt I)m *$st sittin% here ta'kin% to Matt Matt)s a marine in the United !tates Marines and he was in the war in Ira+ Matt, how did ,o$ come to *oin the marinesMatt ( We'', Mark, I was *$st 'ookin% #or somethin% di##erent, and it seemed 'ike a %ood idea Mark( And how o'd were ,o$ when ,o$ *oinedMatt( I was twent, ,ears o'd Mark( .ow 'on% have ,o$ been in nowMatt( /hree ,ears and ten months Mark( And ,o$)re %ettin% o$t soon and ,o$ want to %o and st$d, Matt( Correct Mark( What do ,o$ want to st$d,Matt ( I want to st$d, American histor, Mark( A'ri%ht, ok /hat)s interestin%- 0o$)re a%ainst the war .ow man,1 $m1 how man, peop'e in the services are a%ainst the war, do ,o$ think, abo$t what percentMatt( It)s to$%h to p$t a n$mber on it, b$t it)s de#inite', hi%her than the p$b'ic)s perception Mark( Wo$'d ,o$ sa, more than ha'#Matt( 0es Mark( A 'ot more- I know it)s a hard +$estion I mean how can ,o$ know- 0o$)ve %ot to ta'k to ever,bod, Matt( Abo$t ha'#, ever,one has do$bts abo$t this war Mark( It)s a terrib'e thin% war, isn)t it- Oka,, thanks #or ta'kin% to me mate !ee ,o$ Matt( .ave a %ood one