I Knew Why I Felt At Home.

Now I Have Shed My First Blood. I Feel No Qualms, No Pride, No Remorse. There Is Only A Weary Indifference That Will Follow Me Throughout The War.

Actual Combat Experience Is The Only Teacher. You Never Come Out Of A Skirmish Without Having Picked Up A Couple Of New Tricks; Without Having Learned More About Your Enemy...total Involvement With The War Was The Only Thing That Kept Me Alive And Pushing.

And Freedom Is What America Means To The World.

I Was Scared Before Every Battle. That Old Instinct Of Self-preservation Is A Pretty Basic Thing, But While The Action Was Going On Some Part Of My Mind Shut Off And My Training And Discipline Took Over. I Did What I Had To Do.

After The War, They Took Army Dogs And Rehabilitated Them For Civilian Life. But They Turned Soldiers Into Civilians Immediately, And Let Em Sink Or Swim.