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Page 3 • Wednesday, January 22, 2003
CALL OF DUTY
Students share their opinions on the possibility of going to war
By Nishat Fatima
THE BATTALION
Jacob Price said he would enlist to fight in a war against Iraq
or North Korea if he needed to.
“If I get the call to go to war, I will definitely go because I
think that answering to the call of our country is a noble thing to
do,” said Price, a junior animal science major.
Price said his family has a strong military history and he would
like to continue the tradition.
“My brother is a prime candidate for the
draft,” he said. “Our parents and grandparents
defended us, so we have to do what we have to in
order to defend our children and return the favor.”
With the current events in Iraq and North
Korea, many students and faculty members have
mixed opinions about whether the United States
should enter a war.
Alfred Hannah, a junior electrical engineer
ing major, said wartime will mean greater divi
sions within our society.
“War is definitely something that we should
use to defend ourselves against foreign ene
mies,” he said. “But, we need to be informed
about other cultures and religions in order to
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Freedom isn't free
and defending the
nation is a job that
somebody has to
do..
— David Cerevenka
sophomore biology major
member of Company C-1
prevent negative feelings against the people in our society that
share the same culture with the people we are at war against.”
Hannah said Americans should understand the background of
those they are at war with.
David Cervenka, a sophomore biology major and member of
the Corps of Cadets in Company C-1, said he is willing to go to
war, but has a hard time believing that the situation would actu
ally come down to it.
“The people up at the top of our society know that the value
of life is great, and losing too many lives will lose support from
allies for their cause,” he said. “But if it comes down to war
then we are ready to do it.”
Cervenka said war shouldn’t have to be a last resort, and
should be used when necessary.
“Freedom isn’t free and defending the nation is a job that
somebody has to do,” he said. “We all have to be strong and do
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what we have to do for the sake of the country during wartime.
Unfortunately there is a painful price for peace.”
Dr. Edward Murguia, a sociology professor, said he
paid that price in the Vietnam War.
“War for me meant first, months of training,” he
said. “Later, in combat, dying becomes a real
possibility and several of my fellow soldiers
did not make it back alive. But in a combat
situation,’one’s is focused on the task at
hand, and one does what one has to do to
do ones job and to stay alive.”
Murguia said if a war
situation presents itself
now, new soldiers
should look at the situ
ation realistically.
Nobody should go
into war thinking that
it will be a glorious
experience, he said.
“In between times
of intense activity,
there is a lot of time
when nothing is hap
pening and one has to
be in a waiting
mode,” he said.
“Large stretches of one’s tour of
duty can be basically boring.”
Price said the United States
should hope for the best, but be pre
pared for the worst.
“The public should be equipped to
defend themselves in case troops aren’t
there to protect them,” he said. “This is
one of the reasons why the right to bear
arms should not be infringed upon.”
Price said everybody should keep in touch
with the situation overseas.
“It’s really important that we keep informed about
what is going on with other countries and stay up and
current with the developments,”he said. “It is a good idea to
keep tuned to the civil news in those countries too.”
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