On Apr 14, 8:16 am, "Leonard" wrote:

Why do suicide bombers kill themselves and others

They kill themselves because they are CRAZY!- Hide quoted text -

Hi:
That is what I thought too. That is until I talked to an old-timer a
few years back. He was a 20 year old co-pilot flying a B-17 from GB to
Germany during WW II.

I can not remember the exact casualty rate, that is, how many planes
dropped from the sky, but I remember it was horrible odds against ever
walking on land again. The old guy said it was simple suicide flying
daylight missions over Germany. Maybe some of you history buffs can
find the exact odds of a B-17 crew making it back to GB. Was it
something like 7:10 never made it back? Would you call that suicide?
The old guy did. But he did it.

Does anyone else know of other terrible actions US servicemen went
willingly into knowing it meant certain death???
Bob