Go watch the movie The Godfather. Find the part where Don Corleone slaps a crying Johnny Fontaine across the face and yells: "You could be a man!"
Watch this as many times as you need to.
In the nineteenth century, teenagers were trekking across the continent with young wives and children in tow. Look at where we have arrived: mewling man-children.
I don't understand this comment at all. Maybe tone down the imagery a bit and say what you mean? The suicide rate among veterans is about 75% higher than for the general population in the USA.
