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-I lived the war in Iraq, and today I still have family and friends fighting in Iraq. My support for our troops is unwavering. I believe this is not a time for finger-pointing, it is a time for truth — the whole truth— vs. hype, and misinformation.
-I was given opportunities not extended to my fellow soldiers, I embraced those opportunities to set the record straight.
-I had a story tell, a story that needed to be told so that people would know the truth.
The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans.
-A group came to the hospital to rescue me. I could hear them speaking in English but I was still very afraid. Then a soldier came into the room. He tore the American flag from his uniform and he handed it to me in my hand. And he told me "We're American soldiers, and we're here to take you home."And I looked at him and I said "Yes, I am an American soldier too."
-When I remember those difficult days, I remember the fear, I remember the strength, I remember that hand of that fellow American soldier, reassuring me that I was going to be okay.
-Tales of great heroism were being told... at my parents home in Wirt County, West Virginia, it was understaged by media all repeating the story of the "little girl Rambo" from rural West Virginia who went down fighting.
It was not true.
-The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good. However, I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and try to make me a legend, when the real heroics — of my fellow soldiers that day — were legendary.
-The bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their own heroes — ideals for heroes — and they don't need to be told elaborate lies.
-My hero is every American who says "My country needs me" and answers that call to fight. I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman... did not have that opportunity. The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.
-Her final statement has also been quoted in news reports as "The truth of war is not always easy to hear but it is always more heroic than the hype."
-[Dakota]'s a miracle because I didn't know if my injuries would prevent me from having children...The final weeks of my pregnancy were tough -- but so worth it. Probably the hardest part came when I was in the hospital. After I gave birth, I was woozy from the anesthesia, and I couldn't feel anything below my waist. I didn't have my glasses, so I couldn't see. For a moment, it brought me back to that fear I felt when I first woke up in the enemy hospital.
-Sometimes I get asked if I want Dakota to join the army. I'll allow her to make her own decisions.
