John "Shrek" McPhee

And that's how I got through the checkpoints.

And that's how I got the assault force through all those checkpoints as well.

Yeah.

I would say this is any guy or girl who was abused as a kid can control that really well, right?

Because you know you're going to get beat by dad when he comes home drunk, right?

So it's always about controlling that.

I think anyone who's been abused could handle those situations just fine, you know?

Yeah, I was in Asadabad.

That's where I was stationed.

And we were doing like all the northern valleys, like the Korengal Valley.

Like I've been in there with just two fucking guys.

We didn't have no problem until I seen that Restrepo movie.

You know what I mean?

I was like, I didn't even know that place was dangerous.

I also used to drive through Ramadi by myself all the time while people were getting hung on bridges.

But yeah, I think in Afghanistan, man, I don't know.

I don't know.

That's a good question.

I don't know if I have any words to describe it.

I kind of, I didn't know I could say no.