[originaltext]W: Good afternoon, a just sitting here talking to Matt. He is a m

W: Good afternoon, a just sitting here talking to Matt. He is a marine in the United States Marines and he was in the war in Iraq. Matt, how did you come to join the marines?
M: Well, Julia, I was just looking for something different, and it seemed like a good idea.
W: And how old were you when you joined?
M: I was twenty years old.
W: How long have you been in?
M: Three years and ten months.
W: And you’re getting out soon and you want to go and study.
M: Correct.
W: What do you want to study?
M: I want to study American history.
W: That’s interesting? You’re against the war. How many...um...how many people in the services are against the war, do you think, about what percent?
M: It’s tough to put a number on it, but it’s definitely higher than the public’s perception.
W: Would you say more than half?
M: Yes.
W: A lot more? I know it’s a hard question. I mean how can you know? You’ve got to talk to everybody.
M: About half, everyone has doubts about this war.
W: It’s a terrible war, isn’t?
M: Yes. Thousands of people died in the war, most of them were commoners.
W: I’m terribly sorry to hear that. Okay, thanks for talking to me, Matt. See you.
M: Have a good day.