When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
Karl MarlantesWe all want to be special, to stand out; there's nothing wrong with this. The irony is that every human being is special to start with, because we're unique to start with. But we then go through some sort of boot camp from the age of zero to about 18 where we learn everything we can about how not to be unique.
Karl MarlantesAnd I think that it's - the military has actually made improvements, so people are considering post-traumatic stress disorder as, at the least, a possible psychological problem. You know, when I was in Vietnam, it was just considered malingering. And we're making progress.
Karl MarlantesIt won't hurt you. It's just to kill plants. It's called Agent Orange...and it won't bother humans.
Karl Marlantes