Tim Ryan Quotes

I love the military. They don’t get nearly enough credit for all the hard work they do to protect us, keep us in a safe place so we can enjoy ourselves every day.

We respect and honor very deeply those people who decide to serve their country in the military. But we certainly don't denigrate people who choose a different course, particularly when we have an all-volunteer army.

You have to be a soldier and a veteran, or a soldier who sacrificed your life for your country.

You want to be commander-in-chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient.

We are so appreciative of the men and women in uniform who are protecting us, whether in Afghanistan or Iraq or on ships around the world. For our security, they are taking the offensive to the terrorists overseas.

I support the troops with every fiber of my being. I don't support them having their lives wasted.

I can say that American men and women in the Military are damn impressive.

I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.

On Veterans Day, we take time to honor those men and women who bravely serve and have served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces.

She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues.

There’s no way I’m going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country.

Our debt to our men and women in uniform is eternal, always will be. To all of those who have served our nation, I say so strongly that I will never, ever let you down.

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

Our debt to our men and women in uniform is eternal, always will be. To all of those who have served this nation, I say so strongly that I will never, ever let you down.

Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.

Washington has thrown their soldiers on the fire.

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.

It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.

You know, 1% of us is in the armed forces, protecting the other 99, and they're all volunteers.

Join the Army, see the world, meet interesting people—and kill them.

Nobody wants to go to war, but the burden of service cannot fall only on volunteers who, are attracted to the military for financial reasons.

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.

The uniform I wear today is that of the United States Army. We do not serve any particular political party; we serve the nation.

Our men and women in uniform are owed the right to protect themselves and others while in service of our country.

It's very important for us as a group of Navy SEALs, to make sure that the message that we send to the country is that we're ready to serve any commander in chief, the elected head of the armed forces, that the people of the United States elect. That is our mission, that's our duty, as Navy SEALs.