Author: Lieutenant Colonel Terry F. Moorer
Type of Literature: Short Story
Quote: "You know who your enemies are if twenty-two of your close family members are killed somehow."
Summary: I read in Operation Homecoming about a young man named Moorer who worked in a prison that was located in Iraq. His job was to try and see which prisoner was guilty or innocent. This was no easy job because many of the prisoners would lie or try to trick him, but he was very good at what he did. Some of the prisoners were nice and respectful and were only in there because of a mistake. While others were murderers who killed many American troops. One of the prisoners killed two American troops and cut off their body parts. Moorer had a very hard job and sometimes it was hard for him to deal with all of this. Many of the prisoners knew English and were smart. Moorer felt a lot of respect towards these men especially the Iraq officers who were prisoners of war. While Moorer worked at the prison he questioned over a hundred of those prisoners. Some were released and others were kept POW. It was very challenging for Moorer, but it taught him that not all prisoners are bad and that some are just at the wrong place in the wrong time. Moorer did enjoy his days at the prison and he worked there for quite a long time.
Response: I thought it was a good interesting story and it taught me that many prisoners are innocent and not all bad. I also think that Moorer was a pretty special person and that it takes a lot of talent to do what he did.
Connection: The connection in this story to fallen angles is when Perry walked in on a Marine Colonel questioning a VC. The VC was very scared and a lot of the prisoners that Moorer questioned were like that. Perry was shaken up by it and in this story Moorer has to deal with this everyday.
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You are right, Moorer was definitely a respectable person. So many innocent POWs are treated inhumanely because they just happened to be there when others were being captured. You said that Perry questioned a VC. What is a VC?
He did not question a VC the marine colonel did. A VC is a Vietnamese soldier.
That is good to know. Did "Jag in the Sandbox" explain how Moorer dealt personally with questioning the VC? What kinds of questions were asked?
Moorer only questioned Iraq prisoners. He delt with his personal feelings by trying to see the good in all the prisoners. For example one time a Iraq soldier killed many Americans, but he saved his whole squad. Moorer saw that as good in that man because he had bravory and pride.
Wow, Moorer is wise. That's great how he can put himself in the enemy's shoes.
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