Afghanistan War Soldier Quotes & Sayings

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of. — Sebastian Junger

I start thinking about what happened and then I start thinking about why I'm still here. It's pointless. They say on TV that the soldiers want to be there? I can't speak for every soldier, but I think if people went around and made a list of names of who fucking thinks we should actually be here and who wants to be here, ain't nobody that wants to be here, because there's no point. What are we getting out of fucking being here? Nothing. — David Finkel

Afghanistan changed him, but Iraq sculpted him. — Melissa Seligman

Maybe the ultimate wound is the one that makes you miss the war you got it in. — Sebastian Junger

Why didn't I ask him for his number, address, e-mail - anything? Why? Because I'm in a sodding war zone, that's why. And I'm a soldier. And this wasn't supposed to happen. — David Massey