Quotes by James Barber

“Since hes been on bond, his behavior has indicated he has not gotten himself in trouble,”

“There just arent enough physicians in the National Guard to do this,”

“Im not sure if anybody is real familiar with military ballistics, ... I saw a lot of children that had partial amputations.”

“A lot of times they may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, ... Military policy is if we caused the injury, were obligated to treat them.”

“Its a whole different world than when I was in, ... Its not the best time to go.”

“He had his mind set for what he wanted. And he was going to get it no matter what, ... He went into the Army thinking, Ill give it a try.”

“That was my biggest fear that Id come home and he wouldnt recognize me, ... It only took him less than a day to come back to me.”

“We expect just to grab a few things, like personal documents, some pictures and jewelry if its still there, ... Were just going now and hoping to get an early start on this.”

“My first day there we got hit with two mortar rounds. They left a nice size crater. They were only 75 feet from where I was supposed to be sleeping, ... Between the gunfire, the helicopters constantly flying over us ... if something is going to land where youre sleeping theres not a whole lot you can do about it.”

“He had told us he was under attack every day, ... People kept telling me hell be in a safe place because hes a doctor. The truth is there is no safe place over there. It was very nerve-wracking not knowing from one day to the next if it was going to be the last time I was going to talk to him.”