Evan Wright
Born
in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States
December 28, 1964
Died
July 12, 2024
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Herodotus, Mark Twain, Evelyn Waugh, Christopher Isherwood, Graham Gre
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“We're like America's little pit bull. They beat it, starve it, mistreat it, and once in a while they let it out to attack somebody.”
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
“You know what happens when you get out of the Marine Corps," Person continues. "you get you brains back.”
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
“It struck me that such analyses had it backward. It’s the American public for whom the Iraq War is often no more real than a video game. Five years into this war, I am not always confident most Americans fully appreciate the caliber of the people fighting for them, the sacrifices they have made, and the sacrifices they continue to make. After the Vietnam War ended, the onus of shame largely fell on the veterans. This time around, if shame is to be had when the Iraq conflict ends - and all indications are there will be plenty of it - the veterans are the last people in America to deserve it. When it comes to apportioning shame my vote goes to the American people who sent them to war in a surge of emotion but quickly lost the will to either win it or end it. The young troops I profiled in Generation Kill, as well as the other men and women in uniform I’ve encountered in combat zones throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, are among the finest people of their generation. We misuse them at our own peril.”
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
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