10 Quotes by James Barber


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    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 you're sleeping there's not a whole lot you can do about it.

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    He had told us he was under attack every day, ... People kept telling me he'll be in a safe place because he's 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.

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    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, 'I'll give it a try.'

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    That was my biggest fear that I'd come home and he wouldn't recognize me, ... It only took him less than a day to come back to me.

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    We expect just to grab a few things, like personal documents, some pictures and jewelry if it's still there, ... We're just going now and hoping to get an early start on this.

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

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    It's a whole different world than when I was in, ... It's not the best time to go.

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