directing traffic

this dream isn’t too exciting, foregive me….

At te naval base I work at, they decided all the boats here had to go to help in iraq. But the harbor entrance was blocked off. Somehow the boats were able to travel on land. So we directed them through the highways in japan. The japanese didn’t give much leeway, so all base personel had to help direct the boats.
The people directing traffic often got hit by cars or crushed by the boats. I remember thinking it was idiotic, that we were all going to die. When ever people were killed directing traffic, the other sailors would cheer and say patriotic crap. I remember want to say something but fearing everyone else would think I’m un-american.