Quotes on Military Veteran

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.

There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

**** the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.

Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.