“Geography, history, and culture baffled the Marine. He thought of unsolved equations scribbled on chalkboards, connecting information to reason. He wanted to attend college after his tour. He wanted the answers to his questions. He wanted to replace the persuasion of an M16 with the indisputable power of an arsenal of knowledge.”
—   excerpt from Lava Dawgs: A Fight For Fallujah by Charlie Moose, an autobiographical account of the 2nd Battle of Fallujah in 2004