Brothers Forever Quotes

“Meanwhile, Travis was making another visit to the East Coast, for the christening of his niece, Maggie Rose Borek, in Avalon, New Jersey. Travis had first met Maggie shortly after her June 16, 2006, birth, but getting the chance to hold his sister’s daughter was always special.”
― Tom Sileo, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice

“As assistant officer in charge of his SEAL Team Three platoon, Brendan saw the terrorist threat firsthand in a way few Americans could in the spring or summer of 2010. He was driven not by ideology, but by the same promise he and Travis had made when they were called to action after 9/11. As long as evil men wished to do Americans harm and demonstrated the willingness and capability to do so, brave men and women like Brendan and his fellow US service members would step forward to confront them.”
― Tom Sileo, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice

“He also missed his girlfriend, Amy, and would often send her postcards from the Korean peninsula: These last couple months have been tough, not much fun w/ out you. I get very bored here and miss you like crazy. I don’t like not having you around. Life is better with you in it. One day though, right? Love, Brendan”
― Tom Sileo, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice

“If not me, then who . . . you know what I mean?” he continued. “It’s either me or that other guy who isn’t ready, so I’m the one who has to get the job done.”
― Tom Sileo, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice

“If you make the most of what you are doing, there is no way to regret what you are doing.”
― Tom Manion, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice

“1ST LT. TRAVIS L. MANION, USMC 04.29.07 IRAQ LT (SEAL) BRENDAN J. LOONEY, USN 09.21.10 AFG WARRIORS FOR FREEDOM, BROTHERS FOREVER”
― Tom Sileo, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice

“Gates of Fire, which all Marine officers read at TBS in”
― Tom Manion Tom Sileo, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice

“Greitens later wrote in his book, The Heart and the Fist.”
― Tom Manion Tom Sileo, Brothers Forever: The Enduring Bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that Transcended Their Ultimate Sacrifice