“I loved the guy. He was five feet seven inches tall, meaner than a bear with a sore ass, shaved his head… — 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,… — 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.… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Ed Kugler Fitness 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… — Ed Kugler Life 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.”… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“In the annals of time, how many people had walked our earth as a sniper?” — Ed Kugler Nature 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 Life 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… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“The engineers wanted us to be able to blow the booby traps we found so others wouldn’t get killed. Some guys really… — Ed Kugler Weird things Copy Share Image
“You will rarely have things go the way you planned. Just remember you're objective and keep on moving in that direction. Make… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image
“You're never as bad as you think you are and certainly never as good. Keep your head about you. Strive every single… — Ed Kugler Better tomorrow Copy Share Image
“I don’t know what the life force is and don’t have any use for religion. I do know that in the war… — Ed Kugler Business Copy Share Image
“Stu was six feet four inches of pure badass. He was a great guy to have around when you needed to run… — Ed Kugler Great guy Copy Share Image
“I know the private was a grunt just by his attitude. You’ve got to love those guys; they’re the real people of… — Ed Kugler Life Copy Share Image
“a lot of lives in Vietnam were wasted by the folks driving those big desks in Washington. It’s easy to make a… — Ed Kugler Copy Share Image