CAN’T SEE CLEARLY

“If you’re careless and disorganized, you lose your ability to see things clearly.” Neal Bascomb, The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

WHEN A MAN DIED

“When a man died, there had to be blame. Jimmy Cross understood this. You could blame the war, You could blame the idiots who made the war. You could blame Kiowa for going to it. You could blame the rain. You could blame the river. You could blame the field, the mud, the climate. You … Continue reading WHEN A MAN DIED →

STILL A LITTLE GIRL

“I can see the little girl, the face of the little girl. And as much as people say that they don't care about these people and all that, I don't care about these people - but I do, at the same time, if that makes any sense. They don't want to help themselves, they're blowing … Continue reading STILL A LITTLE GIRL →

SUPPORT VETERANS

LINK TO GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN PLEASE SHARE The mission of VETERANS ONE HAND UP INC is to provide limited financial assistance for honorable Veterans of Georgia who are facing a temporary, unexpected, financial hardship which can be primarily resolved through such assistance (a single hand up). Currently, the maximum assistance is $500. Present monthly donations allow … Continue reading SUPPORT VETERANS →

SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT

“Safety is paramount.” “If safety were paramount,” Whitmer declared, “we’d stay in the barracks and play pickup basketball. Good training is paramount.” Nathaniel Fick, One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

THE DEAD SMILE

“But in a story, which is a kind of dreaming, the dead sometimes smile and sit up and return to the world.” Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

MOGADISHU

“Mogadishu was like the post apocalyptic world of Mel Gibson’s Mad Max movies, a world ruled by roving gangs of armed thugs. They were here to rout the worst of the warlords and restore sanity and civilization.” Mark Bowden, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

PEACE LIKE GLASS

“You have to fight for your freedom,” he said. “And for peace. You have to fight for it every day, to keep it. It’s like a glass boat; it’s easy to break. It’s easy to lose.” Neal Bascomb, The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

HOW THE WORLD IS

“You find yourself studying the fine colors on the river, you feel wonder and awe at the setting of the sun, and you are filled with a hard, aching love for how the world could be and always should be, but now is not.” ― Tim O'Brien The Things They Carried

EMOTIONAL SCARS

“He is a true casualty of battle. There's not a physical scar, but look at the man's heart, and his head, and there are scars galore.” David Finkel, The Good Soldiers