[xoxoxoBruce]

Don't feel bad UT. I too got this story in an email and passed it on without checking snopes. And that's something I NEVER do. It's probably because it's so easy to believe. Those guys probably would love to talk to their families, but haven't reallly sorted out in their minds what they would say. Or more importantly what they don't want to say. Up until now it was like being away at college, all camaraderie and hoo-rah. But once they've seen battle it changes their perspective on everything for the rest of their lives. In war men see and experience things that they will never be able to explain to the people they love.