If you want to kick the tiger in his ass you'd better have a plan for dealing with his teeth

The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for it. The people who wear our uniform and carry our rifles into combat are our kids, and our job is to support them, because they're protecting us.

Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.

Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.

They fought their first action in March of 1775. Embarked on eight small ships, they sailed to the Bahamas and captured a British fort near Nassau, seizing gunpowder and supplies. Later, during the Revolutionary War, Marines fought several engagements in their distinctive green coats, such as helping George Washington to cross the Delaware River, and assisting John Paul Jones on the Bonhomme Richard to capture the British frigate Serapis during their famous sea fight.

The Only way to do all the things you'd like to do is to read

Suspense is achieved by information control: What you know. What the reader knows. What the characters know.