Children play at being soldiers. That is sensible. But why should soldiers play at being children?
Soldiers Quotes
Religious families have sons as well as daughters. If army life is degrading why are they not concerned for the morals of their sons?
Boys are the cash of war. Whoever said we’re not free-spenders doesn’t know our likes.
It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing other good, decent fellows like himself, his gun would fall from his hands.
They taught me that no man could be their leader except he who ate the ranks’ food, wore their clothes, lived level with them, and yet appeared better in himself.
How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven.
You cannot choose your battlefield, God does that for you; But you can plant a standard Where a standard never flew.
My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are grey faces that peer over my shoulder. (speaking of his wartime service)
But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what […]
Fighting soldiers from the sky, Fearless men who jump and die, Men who mean just what they say, The brave men of the Green Beret. Silver wings upon their chest, These are men, America’s best, One hundred men will test today, But only three win the Green Beret. Trained to live off nature’s land, Trained […]
