Sniper: TURNING OFF THE DEATH SWITCH

(Sorry, this was printed in caps, and if I take the time to re-write it, my computer will have crashed before I'm done.)
This is a letter to the editor from the Boston Globe. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a link to the original story.
WHAT MOTHER WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT HER LOVING SON IS "WORKING'" IN IRAQ AS THE SNIPER DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE "FOR MARINE SNIPERS, WAR IS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL" (PAGE A10, APRIL 19) THE WORDS OF ONE MARINE; "I'LL LET HIM SCREAM A BIT TO DESTROY THE MORALE OF HIS BUDDIES, THEN I'LL USE A SECOND SHOT" _ PROBABLY DESCRIBE THE GAME PLAN OF WAR, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT LESS PAINFUL TO READ AS ONE HUMAN BEING DELIBERATELY KILLS ANOTHER
A US reporter, Rahul Mahajan, estimates that of the 600 killed in Fallujah, 200 were women and 100 were young children. Imagine pulling the trigger (even mistakenly) with a woman or child in the cross hairs. A young man could probably do that with lots of training and not worry about it.
But later, as that young man returns to civilian life, he is expected to shut off the switch of death, marry, and love and cherish his wife and children. All without any flashbacks. Isn't that asking a lot? -JOSEPH TOWLE
(Please see my previous post: Soldier kills wife)