15 Quotes by Alexander Vindman

My family fled the Soviet Union when I was three and a half years old. Upon arriving in New York City in 1979, my father worked multiple jobs to support us, all the while learning English at night.

I made the difficult decision to retire because a campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation by President Trump and his allies forever limited the progression of my military career.

Even as I experience the low of ending my military career, I have also experienced the loving support of tens of thousands of Americans.

I did my duty as an American citizen and Army officer.

This might be a conceit of government officials, but there's the idea that maybe you can make a difference. It's a conceit. Maybe it's unhealthy. We all believed we could make a difference.

Our collective military service is a special part of our family's story in America.