How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Then I saw it. A marine was carrying the upper part of a body—I could tell it was an American's by the uniform—to another vehicle. They were producing the body bags from somewhere and in minutes the dead marines were off the street. (8.62)
The Marines display an amazing kind of courage: braving possible sniper fire to preserve the bodies of their dead comrades. Birdy can only gape in amazement and try not to throw up.
Quote #8
After a while I saw a flicker of lights ahead in the darkness. Torches. I thought I could see figures. I felt my testicles shrivel.
"I think they know we're coming," I said. (14.351-352)
This calls back to Jonesy's earlier comment that his testicles were talking when he wanted to pray. Birdy's the opposite of courageous here. He's totally freaked out.
Quote #9
We were getting into the vehicles when we heard another sound. It was one of the children. He was crying.
"One of them is hurt!" Miller.
"Leave him!" Coles.
I could see the child. It was the blind boy, his hands up in front of him, pushing against the darkness. Then I saw a figure—it was Jonesy—running toward him. (14.432-435)
Now this is courage—rushing into danger, thinking only of someone else. Jonesy probably shouldn't have worried so much about Birdy being a hero type.