
“One other thing—she was always armed. Ossie May talked about her gun even more than she bragged about her cooking. Out of nowhere, she took me to the gun range. She finished one clip with her right hand then unloaded the other clip with her left hand. I certainly got the message. She was not to be messed with or messed over. I was scared straight by this woman.”
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

“Death rides on all of our shoulders from the day we are born.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow

“He was done with every lie he'd ever allowed himself to believe, every lie he'd ever lived, every lie.”
― The Given Day
― The Given Day

“Locating the village elders, he said to them, “I think that we are in for a bad time. The American Sky Soldiers are coming by helicopter and the usual things the Americans do of air strikes by fighter-bombers and by B52 large bombers is starting at Long Phuoc! I fear the worst!”
― A Gracious Enemy
― A Gracious Enemy
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