2,366 Quotes About Military

There's a toughness to him that goes beyond the physical, a reluctance to surrender that is abiding. Insult him if you dare, but you'd do a lot worse with many who are bigger and more seasoned.

It is, after all, of no use to yourself or your army to be very brave and very dead.

Professional soldiers are people who die for a living.

Not necessarily a good leader or even adequate for the Detachment, the new Lieutenant was, however, proving to be good at mainly just looking out for his own best interests, something not lost on the First Sergeant or the rest of us.

Not all skirmishes or small battles begin with shouted cries, clashing swords, or gunfire. Sometimes they just begin with a frustrated First Sergeant staring at the back of a less than stellar leader and muttering, "You have got to be f_____ kidding me." as that less than stellar leader is walking back to his quarters.

Of course, sir. There won’t be any screwups.Hell, Colonel, there are always screwups in any operation. Let’s just keep them within reason.

He misted up, too, as he kissed her. God, what a pair. “Then it is that simple,” he said, his forehead against hers. “I’m crazy in love with you, Janey. I’m in love with both of you, with all of you—however you want to define it. And if you love me, too . . . Tell me—with that on our side, what can’t we handle?” “I’m not sure I deserve you,” she said. “Yeah, well, get over it,” he told her. “Because I deserve you.

Carleton took issue with Steck’s advocacy on behalf of Natives and embarked on a campaign with military leaders on Capitol Hill that eventually forced Steck out of his job.

Do you have any idea," Kent continued,with a smoldering rage," how many young men i have prayed over in the last two years,boys, torn apart by that stupid, senseless war, or cut down by disease? Yet, somehow, someone somewhere decided that shooting a man in the head or stabbing him with a bayonet is more acceptable than touching him with love.(...) But it's God i must answer to, not the whimsical laws of men.