It's Not Easy To Shed

Now I Have Shed My First Blood. I Feel No Qualms, No Pride, No Remorse. There Is Only A Weary Indifference That Will Follow Me Throughout The War.

I Was Scared Before Every Battle. That Old Instinct Of Self-preservation Is A Pretty Basic Thing, But While The Action Was Going On Some Part Of My Mind Shut Off And My Training And Discipline Took Over. I Did What I Had To Do.

I'm Glad That It Didn't Take As Long To Get Shepard Off The Ground As It's Taken This Series. I'd Begun To Think The Congo Would Be Ahead Of Us In The Space Race Before Whispering Smith Ever Got On The Air.

They Were Singing In French, But The Melody Was Freedom And Any American Could Understand That.

Actual Combat Experience Is The Only Teacher. You Never Come Out Of A Skirmish Without Having Picked Up A Couple Of New Tricks; Without Having Learned More About Your Enemy...total Involvement With The War Was The Only Thing That Kept Me Alive And Pushing.