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" I'm just trying to get back to normal life. "

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Make A Difference

" In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It's about being a man. And it's about love as well as hate. "

" I don't have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally - I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people. "

" I'm a better husband and father than I was a killer. "