Gegax, T. Trent,
The Family Business. T. Trent Gegax and others. - Newsweek, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 18, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Family Business, June 20, 2005; pp. 24-33.
"Military sons tend to spout worthy bromides about duty when asked why they followed their fathers to war. But their more personal motivations are not hard to divine. Combat has been a test (in some cultures the test) of manhood for millennia. There is no better way to win a father's respect than to defy death just the way he did. Indeed, the effort to surpass one's father or brother's bravery has gotten more than a few men killed....Conversations with officers at the top...show that there is a special poignancy to the stories of fathers and sons in the military, because a guy with heavy hardware on his chest knows that his decisions can get his own kid killed." (NEWSWEEK) This article examines the "military's special father-son bond."
1522-3213;
McCain, John
Fathers and sons
Military service--Voluntary
Soldiers--Family relationships
U.S.--Armed Forces--Regulations
AC1.S5
050
The Family Business. T. Trent Gegax and others. - Newsweek, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 18, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Family Business, June 20, 2005; pp. 24-33.
"Military sons tend to spout worthy bromides about duty when asked why they followed their fathers to war. But their more personal motivations are not hard to divine. Combat has been a test (in some cultures the test) of manhood for millennia. There is no better way to win a father's respect than to defy death just the way he did. Indeed, the effort to surpass one's father or brother's bravery has gotten more than a few men killed....Conversations with officers at the top...show that there is a special poignancy to the stories of fathers and sons in the military, because a guy with heavy hardware on his chest knows that his decisions can get his own kid killed." (NEWSWEEK) This article examines the "military's special father-son bond."
1522-3213;
McCain, John
Fathers and sons
Military service--Voluntary
Soldiers--Family relationships
U.S.--Armed Forces--Regulations
AC1.S5
050