The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive.
Graduation is only a few days away, and the recruits of Platoon 3092 are salty. They are ready to eat their own guts and ask for seconds. The drill instructors are proud to see that we are growing beyond their control. The Marine Corps does not want robots. The Marine Corps wants killers. The Marine Corps wants to build indestructible men. Men without fear.
A day without blood is like a day without sunshine.
I am so happy that I am alive, in one piece and short. I am in a world of shit, yes, but I am alive. And I am not afraid.
