Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
CHRIS KYLEIn the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It’s about being a man. And it’s about love as well as hate.
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But I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I know. It’s no big deal.
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I have a master chief that always said, punch and run.
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It’s funny – sometimes the strongest individuals feel the worst when events are out of their control, and they can’t really be there for the people they love. I’ve felt it myself.
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I don’t know if I’m the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn’t be.
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Just because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.
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In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.
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One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
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Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq.
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I really don’t care what people think of me. I’ve got my family. I’ve got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don’t go around thumping people.
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I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
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I’m trying to raise the awareness of the troops that, when they deploy and go to war, it’s not just them at war – it’s also their family. Their family is having to go through all the hardships and the stresses.
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The rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; they’re not written by people who are worried about the guys on the ground getting shot.
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No, the best way to stop a vehicle is to shoot the driver. And that you can do with a number of weapons.
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MY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect them.
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I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
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