The Last Punisher Quotes

“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.” Tony”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“Pain is temporary. Death is fleeting. The glory of a warrior lasts forever.”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“My heart was pounding out of my chest as I tried to decide if I wanted to hold position or take cover. In a few short seconds, I’d gone from feeling like a zoo patron watching the animals in their cage to being the main attraction.”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“He told us Mike was on the rooftop scanning for targets with his Mk 48 when an insurgent grenade flew over the wall, hit him in the chest, and fell in front of him. He told us how Mike yelled, “Grenade!” before he threw himself on top of it to protect the other Teamguys and Jundis on the roof. He told us Mikey died en route to the aid station. The two Teamguys who had been next to him on the roof survived with superficial wounds. A couple of days before he was supposed to go home, Mike Monsoor gave his life to save his brothers.”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“The angry heat coated my skin like the moondust our boots kicked up,”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“believe you never move on from a life-changing experience, but you can move forward.”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“house meant the bad guys had to be on the roof. They were waiting for us up there, and they were going to hit us with everything they had once we hit the fatal funnel. We moved up the stairs”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“Mike was on the rooftop scanning for targets with his Mk 48 when an insurgent grenade flew over the wall, hit him in the chest, and fell in front of him. He told us how Mike yelled, “Grenade!” before he threw himself on top of it to protect the other Teamguys and Jundis on the roof. He told us Mikey died en route to the aid station. The two Teamguys who had been next to him on the roof survived with superficial wounds. A couple of days before he was supposed to go home, Mike Monsoor gave his life to save his brothers.”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“At Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Biggles was still in a medically induced coma. Just two days had passed since he suffered a traumatic brain injury and extensive damage to his eyes and face. When I walked into his room for the first time, I didn’t know what to expect. I guess I was a little shocked by what I saw. Biggles’s eyes were swollen up to the size of purple golf balls on a patchwork of pink, black, and blue skin. It didn’t feel right. As we stood around his bed in our civvies, Biggles had no idea we were there. The whole scene made us uneasy. He had tubes protruding from his mouth and one from his head to relieve the pressure. He wasn’t the same Biggles I saw on patrol headed down Baseline—now placid with unconsciousness and badly wounded. None of us could say much of anything until I finally muttered, “Be strong, Biggles. We’ll be back to see you soon, brother.”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi

“carried a CRKJ folding utility knife, which could come in handy if I needed to dig some brass out of a badly jammed gun or as a last-resort weapon. Under my web gear, I wore a set of low-pro body armor with an American flag folded up with the ceramic plates inside. I carried Old Glory with me at all times, a reminder of the liberty for which we fought.”
― Kevin Lacz, The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team THREE Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi