'We are here because we think this is where we must fight to stop communist threat. But not having gained momentum in conquering this country could bowl us out of Asia altogether and perhaps out of existence.' (Page 207)
'But we were given no choice and we must fight where the confrontation is, despite its cost, infeasibility, and possibility illegality, and physical and mental toll upon the participants’. (Page 207)
'By day we treat their ills and fix up their children and deliver their babies; by night, if we receive fire from the general direction of their hamlet, fire generally will reach them, albeit not intentionally.' (Page 114)
'We have two hands, both of which know what the other is doing but does the opposite anyway.' (Page 114)
'They finally left me sicker than before and with a medal I never wanted anyway.' (Page 183)
By Zoe and Kim
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