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		afterburner on Aug 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I got my laser eye injury > I thought the whole point of the Marines was to cause maximal amounts of damage. I thought their point was to expose themselves to maximal amounts of damage.

NoMoreNicksLeft on Aug 1, 2024 [–]

> I thought their point was to expose themselves to maximal amounts of damage.

I hate to be pedantic, but technically the whole point is to expose the enemy to maximal amounts of damage. Whoever that is. Anything else is incidental.

afterburner on Aug 5, 2024 | [–]

I'm referring to them being the tip of the spear, but yes, you are not wrong.

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