"I've never really talked about this openly. I was too scared and too uncomfortable. Given what's happened recently wi…"

"As a sniper, you have the power to end the most precious thing on the planet without that person even being aware of …"

"I always told my guys that they should call me "Irv." I never wanted them to call me "Sergeant." Even though I'd earn…"

"I look back now, and I'm completely amazed at a lot of things we all did. I was scared every time we went outside the…"

"I think that a lot of people have this misconception about what it means to be a sniper. A lot of people are fascinat…"

"The truth is, when I left the military, and even at times when I was home from deployment, that badass mentality was …"

"Truth is, I did know how it was. Truth is, in the military, I was treated better as an adult than I am as a civilian.…"

"I've been pulled over multiple times for the same taillight that is not burned out. I've been paid one-third less for…"

"I enlisted to fight against foreign and domestic enemies. The average protestor on the streets is not an enemy, not a…"

"I'm sad about the state of this nation right now. I really am. I remember how people rallied around the flag after 9/…"