Dale Hanson > Quotes

“he took us to a waiting C-130 airplane and within the hour it circled the beautiful coastal town of Nha Trang”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“Sometimes their influence was a subtle unspoken thing”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“We have learned at a terrible and brutal cost that retreat does not bring safety and weakness does not bring peace.”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“Northern Minnesota was fierce for its cold winters and for the fierceness of the Sioux who came in their seasons.”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“Da Russians use cut-out countries for deniability. You studied dat already. Von of those countries dat dey use is my own country. There are two thousand people in von place in Czechoslovakia just studying de art of torture. Did you hear me? Dat is all that dey do. They practice on political prisoners and dey sometimes get American prisoners.”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“It also keeps the horse from looking over at his mate to see if it is pulling its load. It is only important that the horse does its own duty.” I do not know if Mr. Pettis was trying to teach me a lesson in life or not”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“Then from now on I will teach you more than to be a member of this team. I will be teaching you to replace me when I leave.”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“If we were ever caught or killed and our bodies were left behind”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“I wanted it in writing. No one enlists to be a Green Beret”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior

“There are no privates in Special Forces. Everyone is an expert in several fields. They are first and foremost professionals and a team. None of them need to be questioned regarding his ability to do a mission. The beret on their heads is the proof that they have met every test.”
― Dale Hanson, Born Twice: Memoir of a Special Forces SOG Warrior