“War is an initiation into the power of life and death. Women touch that power on the moment of birth, men at the edge of death.” MenWarMomentsBirthEdgesLife And DeathInitiation Book:Brothers in Arms: A Journey from War to Peace Source: Brothers in Arms: A Journey from War to Peace
“What has brought unique, irreplaceable me - out of all the possibilities of life-here, now, to this? Was all my youth-the paper route after school, the stolen moments in the back seats of borrowed cars, the football workouts, the cramming for finals-meant to end this way, dying in a muddy paddy?” WayEndsMomentsSchoolDyingCarPossibilityYouthFootballPaperUniqueFinalsSeatsRoutesWorkoutStolenBorrowedMuddyIrreplaceableAfter SchoolCrammingPaddy Author:William Broyles, Jr.