"It has been incredibly difficult to recount some of the events in this book. Many of them are hard enough to talk abo…"

"As we crossed the border into Kandahar, our C-130 plane went dark to help protect us from any enemy ground troops in …"

"But for some reason, it was never the strong, fit guys who were threatened enough by me to infer I was physically inf…"

"My first patient was my first casualty. He left a tar of blood and dust an inch deep on the Pave Hawk floor. After sh…"

"The boy's father boarded the aircraft alongside his son but wouldn't speak to us. He just glared at us with his sun-d…"

"Not every man has the skill set or warrior spirit for combat. Not every woman does, either. But everyone that does ha…"

"And to everyone who ever tried to convince me that I couldn't win, thank you for inspiring me to prove you wrong. Na-…"

"I am firmly convinced that the conduct of the Irish in America has been strongly influential in winning for those at …"

"Our Nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal."

"I do not care what other nations might do or may have done. I do not take advice from them. The higher mission of our…"