People tell me I saved hundreds and hundreds of people. But I have to tell you: it’s not the people you saved that you remember. It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever.

I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.

I'm just trying to get back to normal life.

I'm a better husband and father than I was a killer.

I thought I should be stronger than was possible.

In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It's about being a man. And it's about love as well as hate.

I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.