"The rate I was going I wasn’t going to end up anywhere five star, you know?"
"If you, are going into the reserves, use it for just getting a foot in the civilian world."
"As smart as I thought I was, my kids knew from day one there was something wrong."
"I figured the military would buy me some time to sort of figure out what I was doing."
"After awhile you just kinda don't care. What are the odds if they haven’t hit us yet?"
"You have no idea what they’ve seen, what they’ve heard, or what they’ve had to do."
"Ultra-left or ultra-right is a very dangerous thing for this nation. The middle ground is the best way to go."
"It was a long difficult road, and I would do it again if somebody asked me to."
"What I miss most about Afghanistan is the bonding you have with the other guys."
"I was there to take care of people. That’s ultimately why I really wanted to be there."
"As soon as the Americans leave, the Taliban’s going right back in. "