"I know the duty of an officer is to obey, not to reason why, but I have never been able to reconcile the orders I received with the actual conditions existing in Siberia." -General Graves

Harsh awakenings were near for General Graves in Siberia. Grave's orders contradicted the realities when boots were on the ground, where his troops experienced violent and chaotic skirmishes because of partisans, which left many American soldiers dead and wounded, while following his orders to protect the coal mines, railways, and helping the Czech legions. Consequently, American conflicts, such as the Vietnam War, where commanders faced the same dilemma as General Graves. Commanders in Vietnam were sent as advisors, but the situation turned into a Pandora's box, where conflict kept on getting worse. Therefore, orders from afar change because of the reality of the situation that confronts the commanders.

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