Professions & Roles: Military & Soldier Quotes

"We must never forget or diminish the sacrifices of those who gave everything for this nation"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war"

Allan Massie, Writer

"We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army"

James Talent, Politician

"I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother. It fed me, took care of me and gave me wonderful opportunities"

Tony Curtis, Actor

"We still have people in the active duty, and if people are feeling ill, if they're experiencing various symptoms and they're still in the active duty, they're less likely to come forward because that could result in their medical discharge"

Bernard Sanders, Politician

"I apologize to coalition forces and all the families, detainees, the families, America and all the soldiers"

Lynndie England, Criminal

"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth"

Thomas J. Jackson, Soldier

"My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army"

Stuart Symington, Businessman

"For me it is completely clear that our air bases in Germany would be available to the Americans"

Helmut Kohl, Politician

"We need to spend more money to insure that our troops are properly equipped"

Brian Higgins, Politician

"When this sad war is over we will all return to our homes, and feel that we can ask no higher honor than the proud consciousness that we belonged to the Army of the Potomac"

George B. McClellan, Soldier

"I had a tremendous horror of going into the Army. That is probably why I went to college for so long"

Bruce Conner, Sculptor

"When you combine the men and women deployed from our military installations with activated reservists and members of the National Guard, Georgia is contributing more personnel to the theatre than any other State in our Union"

Sonny Perdue, Politician

"I think in national security, the war in Iraq is troublesome and a difficult challenge, but our troops and the military leaders we have are managing that situation, although it continues to be very risky and very dangerous"

Thad Cochran, Politician

"I responded to the request because during these times, when we are asking so much of our men and women in the armed services, it is especially important that we properly honor those who died in the service of their country"

Robert A. Brady, Politician

"As the Pentagon makes plans for the largest troop rotation since World War II, I will work with the Armed Services Committee to help make this proposal a reality"

Mike Rogers, Writer

"The U.S. Armed Forces are the best trained, best equipped fighting forces in the world"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"New Yorkers should know that no one in the Administration, at the Department of Defense, or at the Selective Service System is advocating the reinstatement of the mandatory draft in any form"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"Being a soldier, fighting for this country, is neither Republican nor Democrat"

Max Cleland, Politician

"Having committed ourselves to Iraq, we must prevail, and to prevail, we must fund all of the requirements for our military. We must do it adequately and promptly, and the administration is doing neither"

Jack Reed, Politician

"I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy"

Ed Case, Politician

"The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment"

Judd Gregg, Politician

"And Oliver North was really a good soldier, up to the last moment, shoving memos into the shredder and defending the policy to the end"

Bobby Ray Inman, Soldier

"And shortly after that, when I try to get access to those soldiers, to ask them what in the world was going on, I was told that they did not work for me and I had no right to have access to any one of them"

Janis Karpinski, Soldier

"I've always wanted to serve my country in some capacity"

Pete Coors, Businessman

"Marines are very good at fighting... And if Gen. Franks wants fighters on the ground and he puts Marines in, he'll have what he wants"

Peter Pace

"The selfless actions of these heroes have removed them from their families, businesses, and homeland to fight, so that others may experience the liberty awaiting our troops upon safe return to America"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"Personally, in my home, the district in central New York, the Air National Guard base, not 5 years ago, the commandant came through and said, This is one of the sorriest looking bases I have ever seen"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we seek to protect the training mission of the U.S. military while preserving critical habitats on our ranges"

Wayne Allard, Politician

"And then, when I left Princeton in the middle of my sophomore year, I went into the Navy"

Harry Mathews, Author

"Follow me if I advance, kill me if I retreat, avenge me if I die"

Mary Matalin, Celebrity

"I think women are too valuable to be in combat"

Caspar Weinberger, Public Servant

"Our military is doing everything it can to equip Iraq's forces so our troops can come home as soon as possible, but we cannot leave until the job is done"

Mike Rogers, Writer

"You don't need to be for or against the war to provide morale and support to the men and women who are fighting over seas. These are human beings who are doing a service"

Mike Thompson, Politician

"In our post-9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy"

Mike Rogers, Writer

"But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics"

Tim Holden, Politician

"I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country"

Lindsey Graham, Politician

"I knew that if the feat was accomplished, it must be at a most fearful sacrifice of as brave and gallant soldiers as ever engaged in battle"

John B. Hood, Soldier

"The dedication of the United States Air Force, Special Forces, and others involved in the mission to tracking down terrorists can not be matched. We express our gratitude to these men and women who defend the freedom America represents"

Tim Murphy, Politician

"Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect"

Patrick MacGill, Journalist

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