"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win triumphant victories, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who never suffer much or enjoy much, for those poor spirits live in the gray twilight, who never know victory nor defeat." --Theodore Roosevelt--
Check out this new blog by a US Army officer. Amazing first hand accounts from a guy on the ground. Be sure to read "Toy Guns" and "Anatomy of a Decision". Breathtaking.