“I am a Christian, but my time in Iraq has convinced me that God doesn't want to hear from me anymore. I've done things that He can never forgive. I've done them consciously. I've made decisions I must live with for years to come. I am not a victim. In each instance, I heard my conscience call for restraint, I told it to shut the fuck up and let me handle my business. All the sins I've committed, I've done with one objective: to keep my men alive.”
― House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
― House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
“Savage, despicable evil. That's what we were fighting in Iraq.”
― American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
― American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
“There were good men in Afghanistan, men like those who made up our Afghan force, but most were mired in ancient traditions and their deep-seated ambivalence toward women troubled me. If they didn't have the strength to stand up against the persecution of their own flesh and blood, then how could we expect them to have the strength to support a centralized government? We had already done the heavy lifting by freeing them from the oppression of the Taliban; it was their responsibility to move their country ahead and take advantage of the freedom. I could accept dying trying to free the oppressed of the world, but not one American life was worth sacrificing for people willing to accept tyranny.”
― Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic
― Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic
“All the sins I've committed, I've done them with one objective: to keep my men alive. Those kids in my squad, those kids of mine, they are everything. My wife doesn't understand this job or why I do it. My son is too young. My dad wouldn't get it if I tried to explain. My mom would have a heart attack. The need to keep my men alive makes everything else negotiable, and everyone and everything a potential threat.”
― House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
― House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
“I know what I'm capable of; I am a soldier now, a warrior. I am someone to fear, not hunt.”
― The Rise of Nine
― The Rise of Nine
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