“It's not just: you get off the plane, you're back home, everything's fine. Maybe the physical danger ends, but soldiers are still deeply at risk of being injured in a different way.” WayStillsDifferentEndsHomeRiskDangerFineSoldierPlanesDifferent WaysInjuredBack Home Author:Kevin Powers
“Put forth thy leaf, thou lofty plane, East wind and frost are safely gone; With zephyr mild and balmy rain The summer comes serenely on; Earth, air, and sun and skies combine To promise all that's kind and fair: But thou, O human heart of mine, Be still, contain thyself, and bear.” HumansHeartKindStillsEarthSunGoneAirSkyMinesWindBearsPromiseSummerRainFairsEastPlanesLeafsHuman HeartThyselfLoftyFrostZephyr Book:Poems: With a Memoir Source: Poems: With a Memoir
“If the expedition had failed, which it might well have done with all hope centered in just one plane, I should still be trying to pay back my obligations.” IfsShouldTryingWellsStillsDoneMightPayObligationPlanesJust OneExpeditions Author:Richard E. Byrd