#soldier

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#been #eyes #fire #rank #soldiers

My son is not wild about going back to Iraq, but he'd sure rather do that than sacrifice all that he and his fellow soldiers have accomplished by leaving too early and inviting chaos. ↗

— Kit Bond

#accomplished #back #chaos #early #fellow

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been the greatest honor of my life. ↗

— Hugh Shelton

#been #great #greatest #honor #honored

I went to Walter Reed hospital a couple of times to visit wounded soldiers, kids with no legs and one arm. You start to question some things. ↗

— Jeff Daniels

#couple #hospital #i #kids #legs

On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind. ↗

— Dan Lipinski

#behind #home #leave #military #nation

I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#having #i #killed #our #soldiers

The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of a war? It's just crazy. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#crazy #idea #just #middle #obvious

Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him. ↗

— Loretta Lynn

#first #first time #him #i #just

I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy; I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence; I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#about #decisions #defence #economist #economy

It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#among #assumed #become #foot #gay