In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
What you don__ know going in is that when you come out, you will be scarred for life. Whether you were in for a week, a month, or a year__ven if you come home without a scratch__ou are never, ever going to be the same.When I went in, I was eighteen. I thought it was all glory and you win lots of medals. You think you__e going to be the guy. Then you find out the cost is very great. Especially when you don__ see the kids you were with when you went in. Living with it can be hell. It__ like the devil presides in you. I knew what I sighed up for, yes, and I would do it again. But the reality of war__ords can__ begin to describe it.
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What you don__ know going in is that when you come out, you will be scarred for life. Whether you were in for a week, a month, or a year__ven if you come home without a scratch__ou are never, ever going to be the same.When I went in, I was eighteen. I thought it was all glory and you win lots of medals. You think you__e going to be the guy. Then you find out the cost is very great. Especially when you don__ see the kids you were with when you went in. Living with it can be hell. It__ like the devil presides in you. I knew what I sighed up for, yes, and I would do it again. But the reality of war__ords can__ begin to describe it.
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