What is it about having a son that somehow feels more 'special' (for lack of a more apt word) than having?

Most of those men are part mountain goat/pack mule. About 80 pounds is about the average if you're in a S.F./S.O. unit. But many have carried much, much more for shorter distances.

Edit- I'm sorry. I thought I read "weight". Hungover a bit today.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.