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We might grumble to each other about our officers or the chow or the Marine Corps in general, but it was rather like grumbling about one’s own family—always with another member.
“Soldiers today, however, suffer mightily under the burden of “the Greatest Generation” mythos and the sanitized Hollywood depictions of World War II. There is a persistent and unfortunate sentiment among modern warriors that they will never live up to the nobility and bravery of those who saw off fascism.”
― Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
― Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
“you want to serve your country, those branches might be for you. But so might the Post Office. If you want to fight for your country, the only job to have is in combat arms, and the only job in combat arms,”
― Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
― Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
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