“Who supports the troops? The troops support the troops.” WarSupportMilitaryArmyIraqTroopsPtsdSoldiersLip Service Book:Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Source: Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
“No matter what the reason, the ways I tried to justify the situation, the second-guessing that lingered, nothing could change the fact that people stopped existing because of me.” WarDeathSurvivalMarineDeployment Book:Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Source: Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
“the shooting and killing weren’t as black-and-white as most people think. The actions live in that hazy area of blown-apart stone walls and hesitations. Sometimes I shot when I shouldn’t have; other times I didn’t shoot when I should have. There was no way to explain why I did either. Everything happened so fast. Decisions had to be made. After I got home I began to see things in slow motion, see the actions that might’ve been mistakes.” WarMilitaryArmyIraqMistakesDecisionsRemorseSoldiers Book:Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Source: Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder