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“Combat deployments make men incredibly vulnerable. Back in the States, it is all too easy to hide behind facades and defenses, pretensions and rank. But on the field of battle, the threat of death boils all of those things away. What remains is the true measure of a man’s character. Some conduct themselves with honor. Some do not. But everyone who serves knows who is who, and that establishes dividing lines that lifetimes of effort can never bridge.”
― Sean Parnell, Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

“It is easy to be a virtuous man in good times. It is easy to be judged a success when luck runs with the fortunate son. But when adversity strikes, the true measure of a man percolates to the surface. That is why combat became the great sifter—it tested our mettle.”
― Sean Parnell, Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

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