War stinks! There's nothing good about it. But you know the whole thing, it's you or them.

- Michael E. Thornton

It wasn't the Medal of Honor that changed my life. It was being in Vietnam itself. The close situations changed my whole way of thinking about my lif…

- Michael E. Thornton

Just be happy with life itself, period. I mean, I live every day to the fullest, you know. Yeah, set your goals out there but make them reachable, be…

- Michael E. Thornton

This Medal of Honor does not belong to me. This medal belongs to every man and woman who has ever served their country. We were doing what we were tr…

- Michael E. Thornton

I was never afraid to step out and make a decision. It might have been the wrong decision. I'm not afraid to tell somebody if I think they're wrong, …

- Michael E. Thornton

I'll always have the memories of guys I lost in Vietnam. And I've lost friends since the war, but I'll always have the memories. The riches are great…

- Michael E. Thornton

When you wake up and everybody says, "How do you feel, Mike?" I say, "I'm alive." As long as I'm alive I can deal with anything that's out there.

- Michael E. Thornton

Medal of Honor belongs to every man and woman who gives us the freedom today to be able to hold our flag and hold our heads up high and say we have t…

- Michael E. Thornton