Lt. Thomas Kulper, MD

“This kid… I think they said he was from Nebraska… and… he has this… hold on. I’ll be alright. Just give me a second. It’s half-buried in his chest and it’s trying to push its way out with its hind legs and it was making this… yowling... sound from inside the soldier’s chest because it can’t get out. It was awful...”

PFC Albert Wilson

“And that was how we found out… I mean… we didn’t know what it was ‘til later, but that was how we found out about kitten mortars…”

Sergeant Jessica Dupree
Feb. 28, 2013

“The unit’s new mascot is small solace for losing a brave young man. ‘Scruffers’ won over ‘Socks’ by a small margin when we voted on a name. Pvt. Carlson thinks he can get some tuna when the next supply shipment comes in.”