Your commander would never lie to you. That's the vice president's job.
No magic. I do believe you might have taken it all with you when you went away.
Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice.
Now you see how you are, the wisdom mixed in with all the scars.
If I could go to Kabul and not die, I would go back to Afghanistan as soon as I could. And, that was the most interesting place that I've been to.
When the Iron doesn't want to come off the mat, it's the kindest thing it can do for you. If it flew up and went through the ceiling, it wouldn't teach you anything.