"For my wife, Jennifer, and our daughter, Lillian."

"I am proud- make no mistake abut that. But even as President Obama places the medal around my neck, pride is merely o…"

"I've come a long way since the day they first told me I'd been recommended for the Medal of Honor. That day, all I co…"

"The president clasps the medal around my neck, and I can feel the weight of it now. We embrace for a moment- the pres…"

"Having now visited Termini Imerese, I can't help but be filled with admiration for my great-grandfather. To think of …"

"No point in denying who and what we are."

"Like most people, I can vividly recall exactly where I was when I heard the news. It was chemistry class, second peri…"

"When I was sixteen years old, I thought my dad was the stupidest man I'd ever met in my entire life. I couldn't see w…"

"Every person has a first name, a middle name, and a last name. That person has a history. He has a family. He has a m…"

"There were more bullets in the air than stars in the sky. A wall of bullets at every one at the same time with one cr…"