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“What’s it like over there, Sarge?” Murph asked sheepishly. He was sitting cross-legged in the snow, his rifle over his lap like he was cradling a doll.
Sterling laughed. “God, that fucking question.” He had begun gathering rocks and tossing them into my upturned Kevlar.
Murph looked away from him.
He spoke firmly. “They aren’t gonna pop up and wait for you to shoot them. Remember your fundamentals and you’ll be able to do what needs to be done. It’s hard at first, but it’s simple. Anybody can do it. Get a steady position and a good sight picture, control your breathing and squeeze. For some people, it’s tough after. But most people want to do it when the time comes.”
“Hard to imagine,” I said. “You know, whether we’ll be one or the other?”
He paused. “Better get to fucking imagining.” He started to chuckle again. “Just gotta dig deep. Find that nasty streak.”
What's the meaning of "Just gotta dig deep. Find that nasty streak.”?
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Sterling laughed. “God, that fucking question.” He had begun gathering rocks and tossing them into my upturned Kevlar.
Murph looked away from him.
He spoke firmly. “They aren’t gonna pop up and wait for you to shoot them. Remember your fundamentals and you’ll be able to do what needs to be done. It’s hard at first, but it’s simple. Anybody can do it. Get a steady position and a good sight picture, control your breathing and squeeze. For some people, it’s tough after. But most people want to do it when the time comes.”
“Hard to imagine,” I said. “You know, whether we’ll be one or the other?”
He paused. “Better get to fucking imagining.” He started to chuckle again. “Just gotta dig deep. Find that nasty streak.”
What's the meaning of "Just gotta dig deep. Find that nasty streak.”?
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I think the writer is saying the some people find killing in battle easy and others are troubled by it afterwards. In this last sentence the character is saying to himself, “I have to dig deep into my soul and convince myself that I’m one of the persons who is not bothered by killing, one who enjoys it. “Nasty streak” refers to the characteristic of those who like violence, like killing the enemy.”
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