Author: Phil Klay

Quotes

I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war.

I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war.

- Phil Klay

It's easier to get people to talk to you if you're a vet and you want to interview a vet about war. Sometimes they open up a little bit easier.

It's easier to get people to talk to you if you're a vet and you want to interview a vet about war. Sometimes they open up a little bit easier.

- Phil Klay

You're not supposed to risk your life just for the physical safety of American citizens - you're supposed to risk your life for American ideals as well.

You're not supposed to risk your life just for the physical safety of American citizens - you're supposed to risk your life for American ideals as well.

- Phil Klay

I saw so many radically different versions of Iraq. It would have been difficult for me to come back and think, 'This is the Iraq experience.'

I saw so many radically different versions of Iraq. It would have been difficult for me to come back and think, 'This is the Iraq experience.'

- Phil Klay

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