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He reflects on how soldiers often survive due to chance rather than skill, noting that many of his comrades and enemies made no mistakes—they were simply unlucky. Amidst the barrage of bullets and RPGs, survival depended on movement, quick thinking, and hope that you could see your enemy before they saw you. The terror was compounded by the difficulty of distinguishing civilians from combatants, leading to moral dilemmas and guilt over civilian casualties.