Veterans

All of us who served in one war or another know very well that all wars are the glory and the agony of the young.
- Gerald R. Ford

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 - 1882

It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.
- Robert Edward Lee, 1807 - 1870

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
- Otto von Bismarck, 1815 - 1898

However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.
- Douglas MacArthur, 1880 - 1964

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains that victory.
- George S. Patton, 1885 - 1945