The Marine Corps taught me how to kill, but it didn't teach me how to deal with killing.
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 MarlantesHe lay before God as a woman opens herself to a man, with legs apart, stomach exposed, arms open. But unlike some women, he did not have the inner strength that allowed them to do such a thing without fear. There was no womanโs strength in Mellas at all.
Karl Marlantes