Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant Quotes

“The people we were there to help, often times, didn’t really give a fuck about our help. They would LIE, cheat and steal, and say anything to get whatever they could from us, and then go back to sympathizing with the Taliban. Their sense of loyalty to their country is non-existent, their ability to lie and bullshit is better than any scummy lawyer I’ve ever seen in a movie, and their willingness to flop sides is inspiring to Lebron James.”
― Donny O'Malley, Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A

“If you do decide to turn the page after this warning, you do so with the understanding that you’re never going to look at a USMC commercial the same again, because you’ll know how disgusting we really are, and how disgusting we need to be in order to laugh as we maim other human beings and then step on their skulls. Oh, and then come back into society and expect to be “normal.” Yeah, that’s a fuckin’ joke.”
― Donny O'Malley, Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A

“The United States now fights wars with more care, precision, compassion, and humanity than wars have ever been fought in the history of the world. Anyone who doubts the purity of our intentions and the compassion and precision of the modern U.S. military should read some history, and if they still can’t appreciate how careful and respectful the US military is while conducting war, it’s because they’re a fucking idiot.”
― Donny O'Malley, Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A

“Sometimes when I reread the chapter “The New York Philharmonic,” I shudder in disbelief. A part of me wants to remove it from the book because it is so appalling, but I refuse to tuck the truth away and stuff it in the closet. Those thoughts were real, and I will not deny what I became while I was in combat. I know there are thousands of men who went to war and thought the same things I did. I hope that reading this lets them know they are not alone, they are not crazy, and they are not subjected to a life as an outcast in society because of what they thought and did.”
― Donny O'Malley, Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A

“Holy fuck, I thought. This is it, I’m really gonna fuckin’ do this, I really am a fucking GOD! ALLAHHUAKBAR! I straight-up WILLED this into reality.”
― Donny O'Malley, Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A

“Every guy knows that for 10 minutes after jerking off, nothing in the world is attractive. All sexual objectivity normally assumed by women is gone, and they are reduced to being actual people, with feelings, hopes, dreams, and even families who love them.”
― Donny O'Malley, Embarrassing Confessions of a Marine Lieutenant: Operation Branding Iron 2.1A