“You're never as bad as you think you are and certainly never as good. Keep your head about you. Strive every single day to be better than yesterday and even better tomorrow. Don't get caught in the trap of thinking… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“I loved the guy. He was five feet seven inches tall, meaner than a bear with a sore ass, shaved his head bald, and… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“I slid my hand back down his leg to his boot to get hold of the wire. Hood leaned down, and whispered, “Kug, that… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“He looked at me with a sly grin and said, “Kugler, Kugler—it’s just a war. Throw your shit together in the A.M. We’ll go… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“When the platoon got going, he’d act as the armorer. He offered us a choice of weapons. A Winchester Model 70, 30-06 was the… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“Walking point was adrenaline drippin’ from your ears and a butt squeezed so tight you couldn’t drive a tenpenny nail up it with a… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“Finally, after three long, hot, and dry weeks, we were at the end of training. We were snipers! Marine scout-snipers! DuBay chaired a formal… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“I divorced myself from the dead guy. I decided that life in Nam was just that way. Whatever emotions I had, needed a cement… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“He continued yelling and screaming, calling us scumbags and maggots. He even said, “You are mere pimples on the face of humanity.” I thought… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“In the annals of time, how many people had walked our earth as a sniper?” — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“You will have few really close, real, relationships in life. Nurture them, protect them and honor them at all times.” — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“A bullet or two thudded into the soaked ground right next to me. My asshole froze, then jumped right up my throat as another… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
