Horrors of war in Iraq continue to haunt U.S. Marine corporal - San Bernardino County Sun - News

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"The Marines watched in silence, waiting for the fire to detonate any explosives or ammunition inside the car. Nothing, not even the sound of bullets cooking off, interrupted the faint notes of Johnny Cash's 'Live From Folsom Prison' playing on the speakers in Self's turret.

The three people in the car were almost definitely civilians, and they were dead.

Still behind the gun, Self looked down at me, standing in the road, and let out an angry, defensive yell: 'Yeah, I'm a monster!'"