Eugene B. Sledge Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: November 4, 1923 - March 3, 2001
Birthday: November 4
Death: March 3
As I crawled out of the abyss of combat and over the rail of the Sea Runner, I realized that compassion for the sufferings of others is a burden to those who have it. As Wilfred Owen's poem "Insensibility" puts it so well, those who feel most of others suffer most in war.
topic: War, Compassion, Sea, Insensibility
