Nick Palmer

“I'd put him in the spot where he got hit. It was my fault he got shot. A hundred kills? Two hundred? More? What did they mean if my brother was dead?”
― Chris Kyle, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

“Do me a favor, okay? Tell my parents that I fought well today. And tell them that I... that I... that I fought hard.”
― Mark Bowden, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

“Who supports the troops? The troops support the troops.”
― Clint Van Winkle, Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

“Cope? Adapt? Uh, no. These are military kids. They roll with it. I once asked a new student, 'See any familiar faces?' She pointed out various kids and replied, 'Seattle, Tampa, Okinawa, New Jersey.' For military dependents school is literally a non-stop revolving door of old and new friends.”
― Tucker Elliot, The Rainy Season