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War Veterans Quotes & Sayings

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The notion that war forever separates veterans from the rest of mankind has been long embedded in our collective consciousness. — Phil Klay

I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war. — Robert Jay Lifton

The atrocities of war are only overshadowed by the heroism of their dead. — Todd Stocker

War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy. — Carl Von Clausewitz

Because Vietnam was not a declared war, the veterans are not even eligible for the G. I. Bill of Rights with respect to education or anything. — Ronald Reagan

Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

The most certain way of ensuring victory is to march briskly and in good order against the enemy, always endeavouring to gain ground. — Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

In the aftermath, we are because they were. — RJ Heller

We have met the enemy and they are ours. — Oliver Hazard Perry

Having been to war myself, I do not understand why so many people are so in love with it. — Michel Templet

If you can't afford to take care of your # veterans , then don't go to war. — Bernie Sanders

When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting. — Karl Marlantes

PTSD in its rawest form is a death sentence which causes many veterans and others to execute themselves in hope to be free. — Stanley Victor Paskavich

We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay. — Doc Hastings

Killing is the ultimate refutation of our own humanity. — Kevin Sites

I ... have another cup of coffee with my mother. We get along very well, veterans of a guerrilla war we never understood. — Joan Didion

The nicest veterans in Schenectady, I thought, the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought. — Kurt Vonnegut

Times were tough but when you're
young and have a loving family you know that you will all get through it. — Bob Richardson

Napoleon was criticized for giving "toys" to war-hardened veterans, and Napoleon replied, "Men are ruled by toys. — Dale Carnegie

There will be no veterans of World War III. — Walter F. Mondale

One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans. — George H. W. Bush

There never was a good war or a bad revolution. — Edward Abbey

One look at each other and it was immediately understood that they both needed a clean slate,,, The obliteration of memory. — Colum McCann

I find it significant that most military veterans become pacifists. — Michel Templet

I think America as a whole has come more to terms with separating war from the warrior. — Jeffrey Dunn

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one. — H.L. Mencken

I had lots of friends who were fighting in Vietnam and I am still friends with veterans of the war. — Gordon Lightfoot

One difficulty that someone who has been in military/government service during war has, is reconciling his/her pride with their horror. — Kari Martindale

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder. — Jan Karon

Truth has a resonance to it that fills the cracks where falsehoods lie. — Rick DeStefanis

Killing people is easier than it should be." Dad put on his beret. "Staying alive is harder. — Laurie Halse Anderson