#soldier

War always reaches the depths of horror because of idiots who perpetuate terror from generation to generation under the pretext of vengeance. ↗

— Guy Sajer

#terror #timeless #vengeance #war #world-war-ii

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next. ↗

— Christiane Amanpour

#deployed #i #joke #know #more

But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for. ↗

— Kate Adie

#being #being used #first #freedom #gulf

And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement with them, our shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with them, our conduct of operations with them every single day defines the real relationship. ↗

— John R. Allen

#afghan #afghanistan #conduct #day #defines

I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them. ↗

— Clara Barton

#danger #face #fear #feed #fight

I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat? ↗

— Clara Barton

#coat #does #ever #his #hole

This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers. ↗

— Clara Barton

#conflict #enough #front #go #help

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#about #account #brought #events #false

For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison. ↗

— Kathryn Bigelow

#combat #comparison #contractors #else #individuals

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#endurance #fatigue #first #only #second