2,366 Quotes About Military









  • Author Gina Barreca
  • Quote

    The only detail I knew about my dad’s experience in World War II was that he liked when they served chicken-fried steak.I was probably 13 when he told that story, and with the unblinking sanctimony that only a teenager can wield, I remember saying, “Wasn’t that really unhealthy?” In a look that I can only describe as for-a-smart-kid-you’re-remarkably-stupid, my father replied, “We were in planes carrying bombs, and enemy planes were shooting at us. Fried food was not a problem.

  • Tags
  • Share