Musket, I was rather intrigued by this one:

"I'll believe we executed our own soldiers for not being up to expecting the truth when they got there."

Now what offence was that? - i.e. "not being up to expecting the truth when they got there."

What is this truth that are you referring to?

That their training did not make them aware that once they got there that the enemy would attack them or that they would be ordered to attack the enemy?

That their training did not make them aware that once they got there that the enemy would be making every attempt to kill them with any and every weapon that he could bring to bear?

That the enemy had artillery?

That explosions were loud and at times deadly?

That it might rain?

That living "in the field" might be uncomfortable?

That they would have to spend days in the front line trenches and that they would in the normal course of things be rotated out of that duty every three days and that they would not spend more than ten days in the front line area?