“You know what happens when you get out of the Marine Corps," Person continues. "you get you brains back.” — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“Vigorous public ball scratching is common in the combat-arms side of the Marine Corps, even among high-level officers in the midst of… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“It struck me that such analyses had it backward. It’s the American public for whom the Iraq War is often no more real than… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“Hey, it's ten in the morning!' says Person, yelling at two farmers dressed in robes in the distance. 'Don't you think you ought to… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
ROTC programs at Ivy League campuses would liberalize the military. That can only be good for this country. — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
A true warrior can only serve others, not himself...When you become a mercenary, you're just a bully with a gun. — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“I cruised into this war thinking my buddy's going to take a bullet, and I'm going to be the fucking hero pulling him out… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
We're like America's little pit bull. They beat it, starve it, mistreat it, and once in a while they let it out to attack… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“Marines getting baptized? This used to be a place of men with pure warrior spirit. Chaplains are a goddamn waste.” — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“Get some! expresses in two simple words the excitement, fear, feelings of power and the erotic-tinged thrill that come from confronting the extreme physical… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“NAMBLA's infiltrated First Recon,' Person continues after bringing the vehicle to a stop. 'There's a guy in Third Platoon, hes going to be collecting… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“With everyone lounging around, eating sleeping, sunning, pooping, it looks like some weird combat version of an outdoor rock festival.” — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
“One of the few comforts I have when looking at images of distant suffering is the hope that the starving child with flies on… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
