"You best do lots of research, try and find out why more vet's suicide then die in combat. Look up Kissingers quote on what he thinks of soldiers, it'll give you an idea of what your "leaders" think of you. Check out about the…"

"I have no idea where I fit in this dichotomy.  Someimtes I walk with others, sometimes alone.  I look into the mirror and I see a guy who's nothing special, really.  Ahead of the curve in some areas, in others behind.  An…"

"Archaic and Victorian English words for indecent acts are almost equally interesting!"

"Well, it was untranslated for that long partly because Catullus was lost for a very long time.  Was it not he who was found in a palimpsest?   My first encounter with Catullus was in a Roman history class, where we read him in a very…"

"I owe a lot to my service too, and will always be proud of it. If I had gotten seriously injured, I may have felt differently, though. I was lucky to come out in one piece. I was lucky enough to have it enhance my life.…"

"For boot camp, just keep your mouth shut and do what they say, when they say it. Don't try to stand out. Blend in. Take it meal by meal, Sunday by Sunday. It will suck, but it's more mental than physical. If you can keep yourself locked…"