Hillenbrand explores the extraordinary risks faced by America's WWII airmen: 54,00 men killed in combat, 36,000 killed in noncombat aircraft accidents, and a stunning 15,000 men killed in stateside training–at times, an average of 19 per day. Men faced a 50% chance of being killed during combat tours of only 30-40 missions. Were you aware of the dangers faced by airmen in the Pacific war? What facts and stories were most surprising to you?

Answer and Explanation:

1. I was already aware that all the men who participated in the pacific war faced great danger, including savioristas. This is because being involved in a war, includes risking, at all times, being hit by the enemy army, whose main objective is to cause their death, or disability, reducing the army's proactivity. This reinforces the idea that the wars are very disadvantageous scenarios and capable of causing a lot of pain and suffering to all those involved in it.

2. As a war is a devastating thing, by nature, no particular fact or story was able to surprise me, but we were always shocked when we discovered the number of deaths caused in battles. This was no different when I read the text, since the death number left me stunned and with a strong feeling of remorse.

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