“It hadn't occurred to us that our country might go to war, and that if it did, we'd be the ones fighting it.” WarIraq WarWar QuotesFighting War Quotes Book:Alive Day: A Memoir Source: Alive Day: A Memoir
“I had never heard of an IED until Cleve's injury. He told me that day that they could be made with marbles. When the bomb goes off, the marbles explode, glass shards shooting in every direction toward their victims. As he spoke, I imagined the innocent balls of glass I played with as a child, white with blue cat's-eyes in the center, the same shade as my mother's and my eyes. The toys wait in darkness, forced to play in a war they weren't designed for.” WarWar QuotesIedIed Quotes Book:Alive Day: A Memoir Source: Alive Day: A Memoir
“At first, I hated the men who hurt him. I hoped that the other Marines were able to find and kill the bastards who did this. I wanted revenge. But as time passed, I found myself wondering what the men's names were. What they had had for breakfast that morning. Whether they had families. I wondered what it was exactly that made them want to do it. To kill. I wondered how many of their loved ones had been wounded or killed in the war. I thought about how much they must hate us, too.” WarDeathHateRevengeIraq WarWar QuotesWar In IraqKilled In War Book:Alive Day: A Memoir Source: Alive Day: A Memoir