30 Quotes by Michael Zboray

Sorrow is also a terrible weapon of destruction, one that kills from the inside out.

The one certain thing In the Army is – nothing is ever certain.

In Vietnam, particularly in the boonies, you are your brother’s keeper – and he yours.

The radio is playing Blood, Sweat and Tears’ “And When I Die” as I drift off to sleep listening to the artillery fire in the distance.

You come from a nice home and family and had a comfortable life. You had a nice warm, dry bed to crawl into every night and the last thing on your mind was being bombed, rocketed, mortared or generally physically endangered.

What could it be in this country that transforms young, vibrant, innocent guys like me into steely-eyed, sharp-tongued, single -minded killers with “the thousand yard stare?

That shot helped to fracture the chain of command within the enemy ranks and signaled the beginning of the end for the ambush. He gave his life to help others live…. that’s a hero.

When you’re in the boonies and fighting for your own life, you can’t stop and have a good cry because the best friend in your life just checked out of the war and left nothing but emptiness in his place.

The only thing worse than fighting in a war, is fighting in a war within a war.