Phil Klay Quotes

As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men have made in Iraq, and continue to make in Afghanistan.

I served two tours in Iraq, in the Marine Corps.

People who live in glass dude ranches should not question the patriotism of real soldiers who fought and bled for this country on a real battlefield.

I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

I think it's really important for people to hear what our men and women in the military have to say.

1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves.

I have no personal experience in the military. All I know about it is what I've seen in movies and read in books and watched on television. My knowledge is probably no more or no less than the average person's. 'A Brief Encounter with the Enemy' was created by taking bits and pieces from here and there, and then putting my own spin on them.

I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.

There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe.

While shooting 'The Unit', I went to the Middle East twice to see the troops. I met some great men and women.

Nothing makes a career like a war.

When my father served in World War II, he wasn't told, 'Go to Europe for four months, for six months, and then you can come back, and there'll be plenty of big bases there for you to serve on, and don't worry about it.'

I'm proud to have served there for 12 months with Alpha Company of the 39th Infantry.

I joined the army after 9/11, after the Iraq war was started. I joined in part because I wanted to go fight on the front lines.

My eyes are wide open... you serve in Iraq, your eyes are wide open.

My grandpa was a World War II paratrooper, my uncle a Vietnam Purple Heart recipient, my cousins both Marine Corps officers. I have some very close Navy SEAL connections as well.

My brother joined the Army. He served multiple tours in Iraq and now lives in Texas with his family.

Three of my uncles served in the Armed Forces.

I have members of my family who are in the military. I have friends who are in the military. Classmates who served in the military.

I wore the cloth of the nation for over 31 years in peace and war, from the Vietnam and Cold War eras, to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the emergence of China.

I was deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq with British Special Forces Units. I have great respect for the British military and the country as a whole, so I don't have anything negative to say about that.

You know, I had gone to war.

No two wars are ever the same. Some are just, some are unjust, but the basic commonality shared between them all is that young men and women heeded a call to service, overcame their fear, and fought for their side.