Ryan Zinke Quotes

I saw some war heroes... John Kerry is not a war hero. He couldn't tie the shoes of some of the people in Coastal Division 11.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

When you've married someone who's been at war, there is nothing you can do that compares to that level of selflessness and bravery.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

I was only a gun captain on the battleship Alabama for 34 months. People have called me a hero for that, but I'll tell you this - heroes don't come home. Survivors come home.

I grew up watching 'Braveheart' and 'Gladiator.' Those are my 'Star Wars.' They have values and traits about them that I wish I had.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you know, to me I was just another soldier over there doing my job.

Ask any soldier. To kill a man is to merit a woman.

Battle is the soldier's vital breath! Peace turns him into a stooping asthmatic. War makes him a whole man again, and gives him the heart, strength, and vigor of a hero.

I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff.

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.

Explain it as we may, a martial strain will urge a man into the front rank of battle sooner than an argument, and a fine anthem excite his devotion more certainly than a logical discourse.

A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole, It does not look likely to stir a man's soul. 'Tis the deeds that were done 'neath the moth-eaten rag, When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag.

… from the dawn of history to the present time, men have paid the homage of their gratitude and admiration to the memory of those who nobly sacrifice their lives, that their fellow-men may live in safety and in honor.

In future battles, these primitives, for whom life counts so little and whose young blood flows so ardently, as if eager to be shed, will certainly attain the old “French Fury” and will invigorate it if necessary.

Hell these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal and took Iwo Jima. Baghdad ain't shit.

Army Specialist Bradley Manning deserves a medal, not prison.

Every Medal of Valor recipient has confronted life-threatening danger. Each had their fight-or-flight moment. But each one stood their ground for our safety. We hold them up as examples to other first responders - and to all Americans.

Veterans Day is an acknowledgment that those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country - and their families - deserve our admiration and respect today and every day.

I'd go to war for John Cena.

Donald Trump obviously knows nothing about what it's like to put your life on the line for your country. He's never risked his life for anything.

War was a way of life for Americans in the early forties. Heroism was expected.

I've always had a huge appreciation of the military.