Look at an infantryman`s eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen
- William HenryMidshipmen and cadets remain stronger and more aggressive than their male counterparts at civilian schools. They eagerly play sports such as rugby, boxing, karate, lacrosse, and football. They drive fast cars, usually sports cars. They play hard. They drink hard. They are physical, often abusive among each other. They are not trying to prove their manhood: they are celebrating their masculinity. They are competitive, often vulgar, and tough, and every citizen who may someday send a friend or relative into war should rejoice, because combat is competitive, vulgar, and tough, and they will be leading men in combat.
- James WebbHe who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.
- Albert EinsteinMilitary justice is to justice what military music is to music.
- Groucho MarxMilitary intelligence is a contradiction in terms.
- Groucho MarxIt often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
- Abraham LincolnIf there is not the war, you don`t get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don`t get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.
- Theodore RooseveltMilitary power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.
- General George Catlett MarshallGod of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation, which besets all of us in battle, shall not blind me to my duty to my own manhood, to the glory of my calling, and to my responsibility to my fellow soldiers. Grant to our armed forces that disciplined valor and mutual confidence which insures success in war. Let me not mourn for the men who have died fighting, but rather let me be glad that such heroes have lived. If it be my lot to die, let me do so with courage and honor in a manner which will bring the greatest harm to the enemy, and please, oh Lord, protect and guide those I shall leave behind. Give us the victory, Lord.
- General George S. PattonCourage is fear holding on a minute longer.
- General George S. PattonIt is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.
- HoraceWe owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military force in the world, and we owe them the peace of mind that comes from knowing that they and their families will be taken care of if they sacrifice life, limb or the ability to sleep without war`s nightmares. We owe them not just thanks and best wishes, but action, and action in our nation`s capital.
- Senator John KerryOur military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay raise they deserve is the very least we can do to show how much we value everything they do for us.
- Senator John KerrySo the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.
- Sun TzuCaptain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave
- Thomas J. Jackson