[takes food out of oven] It's not only quick, my dear. It's ready. [brings plate to Joan] First course, ginger shrimp Thai dumplings. You mince the shrimp–– [Joan takes a dumpling and puts it in her mouth without saying a word] ...and let it marinate for three hours in ginger sauce. Add a little fresh cilantro and sc–– [Joan takes another without looking up] ...scallions.
There are a million ways to save money, like the shampoo your family uses. When you're halfway through, fill the bottle with water and stretch it out. Like I used to do with my dad's whiskey.
In a war zone, sometimes a smallest thing could escalate out of control. That's what was happening. [...] Time and again he was getting us out of jams. He saved American lives and I could honestly say that I would lay down mine for his. But I didn't get that chance. We were on patrol in Mosul. We were talking about our kids, how they all loved the same movies. We were just two dads walking along, when a sniper's bullet blew the back of his head off. I would say that bullet was meant for me. But everyone knows insurgents would target an Iraqi translator before the American soldier. We got that sniper, but there was nothing we could do for Raizal. Translators like Raizal or this girl Haneen's father, they're as much a part of this war as any soldier, their family. But most people back here don't appreciate it. But by helping this girl you're sending a message back to Iraq, that we do understand, that we do care. And for that, God bless you.
There's a promotion board I gotta study for, a Warrior Leader Course, but it is so worth it. [notices the "edible underwear" on Roxy's dresser] What's this? [picks it up] It's a....[sniffs] It smells like fruit or something.
