#troop

Bad as was being shot by some of our own troops in the battle of the Wilderness, - that was an honest mistake, one of the accidents of war, - being shot at, since the war, by many officers, was worse. ↗

— James Longstreet

#bad #battle #being #honest #many

Before my troops reached the little city, and before the people of Fredericksburg knew that any part of the Confederate army was near, there was great excitement over the demand for surrender. ↗

— James Longstreet

#army #before #city #confederate #demand

I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#asked #good #helped #i #inspired

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. ↗

— Douglas MacArthur

#command #general #good #him #his

Well British troops are superb in the field in terms of conflict. ↗

— John Major

#conflict #field #superb #terms #troops

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side. ↗

— John McCarthy

#convince #however #rally #rarely #side

My wife and I look for ways to always support the troops, including sending care packages regularly to them. ↗

— Scott McClellan

#care #i #including #look #packages

The new troops in Iraq need to be Iraqi troops. ↗

— Mitch McConnell

#iraqi #need #new #troops

I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come. ↗

— George McGovern

#afghanistan #another #come #concern #deep

We are particularly interested in the mental health programs and policies that support our troops and their families before, during, and after deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#after #before #deployment #during #families