“There was an invisible barrier between those who served in a combat environment and those who served in actual combat, fighting for your life and the soldier standing next to you. Both deserved respect, but among soldiers, the latter was less common and therefore held in higher regard.”

“There was an invisible barrier between those who served in a combat environment and those who served in actual combat, fighting for your life and the soldier standing next to you. Both deserved respect, but among soldiers, the latter was less common and therefore held in higher regard.”

— L.T. Ryan