"Every time people come at us with the intention of killing us, I close my eyes and wait for death. Even thought I am …"

"Sometimes I closed my eyes hard to avoid thinking, but the eye of the mind refused to be closed and continued to plag…"

"That night for the first time in my life I realized that it is the physical presence of people and their spirits that…"

"At night it felt as if we were walking with the moon. It followed us under thick clouds and waited for us at the othe…"

"Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the consequences o…"

"My childhood had gone by without my knowing, and it seemed as if my heart had frozen"

"ONE OF THE UNSETTLING THINGS about my journey, mentally, physically, and emotionally, was that I wasn’t sure when or …"

"If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the d…"

"My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time."

"My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed"