I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century.

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I'm still in touch with a lot people who continue to serve our country well.

I'm still in touch with a lot people who continue to serve our country well.

I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.

I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.

I don't think there is another person in America that wants to tell this story...

I don't think there is another person in America that wants to tell this story...

Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform....

Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform....

I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters...

I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters...

I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted...

I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted...

Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do...

Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do...

I was authorized to do everything that I did.

I was authorized to do everything that I did.

I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea.

I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea.

In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was...

In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was...

I never considered myself a fall guy. I know what I did. I know why...

I never considered myself a fall guy. I know what I did. I know why...

Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief.

Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief.

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of...

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of...

The terrorists that we are up against today do not rely upon cell phones and...

The terrorists that we are up against today do not rely upon cell phones and...

I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me...

I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me...

In World War II, the book you have in front of you, it was said...

In World War II, the book you have in front of you, it was said...

God knows, we don't want prayer.

God knows, we don't want prayer.

I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept...

I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept...

And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them...

And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them...

And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that...

And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that...