bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː sˈɛt ˈaʊt fɔːɹ fˈɔːluːdʒə hiː ɹˈoʊt tə hɪz fˈoːɹtiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld bɹˈʌðɚ, biː pɹˈaʊd ʌv mˌiː, bɹˈoʊ ...ænd biː pɹˈaʊd ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən.
Before he set out for Fallujah he wrote to his 14-year-old brother, 'Be proud of me, bro ...and be proud of being an American.'