Sebastian Junger
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What it turned out was that he had he was walking on a hillside and he in his mind, he thought he was attacked by the enemy.
And he drew his sword and he killed them all.
And then he realized he had killed a herd of sheep.
In his trauma, he had mistaken sheep for the enemy.
And I have no proof of this.
I've never heard, you know, whatever, like I'll stand down if I'm wrong.
But it occurred to me.
That what he thought at that moment was, if I can kill a herd of sheep because I think they're Trojans, my family's not safe.
My job is to defend and protect.
And if I think a herd of sheep are enemy warriors, like I am not safe for my loved ones to be around.
And he said to his half brother, please take care of my family.
And then he went down to the beach.