#civilian

As a civilian during the Second War, I was exposed to danger in circumstances which removed any distinction between the man in and the man out of uniform. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#between #circumstances #civilian #danger #distinction

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort. ↗

— Bill Kristol

#any #case #civilian #decisions #effort

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#civilian #commander-in-chief #control #country #defense

The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater than it had been before, and it was very upsetting; but I still couldn't bring myself to understand that the policy itself was wrong. ↗

— Neil Sheehan

#been #before #bring #civilian #civilians

Obviously this is the world descending into worse and worse standards of targeting civilians both in state violence in Iraq, Gaza and so on and the terrorist retaliation. ↗

— Clare Short

#civilians #descending #gaza #into #iraq

I broke down while at Oxford, was rejected by a record number of medical tribunals during the War, and finally got permission to leave Oxford and do civilian work till the War ended. ↗

— Leonard Alfred George Strong

#civilian #down #during #ended #finally

It is up to you civilians to give a hand to show that we intend to take our responsibilities to maintain the integrity of our Empire, by giving the world proof that we have not all sold out to the Jew or Plutocrat. ↗

— John Amery

#empire #give #giving #hand #integrity

For those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, we are grateful that such men and women were among us. For those who continue to serve, we honor their commitment. For those who return to civilian life, we honor their service. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#civilian #commitment #continue #grateful #honor

We are protecting civilians. We are unarmed. We are no threat to you. Please do not shoot. ↗

— Rachel Corrie

#please #protecting #shoot #threat #unarmed

Much as soldiers come back, they've been in combat or the edge of it and suddenly that adjustment back to civilian life is a real challenge. ↗

— Mark Dayton

#back #been #challenge #civilian #combat