Quotes by Army Sgt.

“Carry on my friend, guard the gates of heaven, Marine,”

“There was a lot of guilt and a lot of what-ifs. Then you think of (his) family. Then realism hit: Holy shit, whats my family going to do (if I die)?”

“When the terrorists brought terrorism to our shores, I dont think they knew how mad it was going to make us,”

“The Army understands that a retired sergeant major made a complaint against the current Sergeant Major of the Army for sexual assault and harassment,”

“The Army will follow normal investigative procedures to pursue all leads in a thorough but timely manner, following the rules designed to protect the victim and the accused.”

“page after page of (allegations of) misconduct by the Army investigators, but because it didnt directly deal with racism, it wasnt investigated.”

“We owe the American people and our soldiers a complete product, not a rushed product,”

“Hell never be here for me to grow old with. He was my life. He was my love. He was my heart and soul. Never did I think that at the age of 31 Id be a widow.”

“He was a typical little brother — he liked to fight a lot. He liked to do stupid things, run around and have fun.”

“He believed in his soldiers, and, in the true spirit of his profession, gave his life protecting his men. He was a true hero.”