Jake Tapper Quotes

My dad was my hero. He was part of the D-Day landings and came back to Reading in 1945 - I was born in 1946 - so the house was full of soldiers who'd been to war and that was obviously the main topic.

We have long honored those who gave their lives during the unfortunate reality of war.

The real heroes of WWII never came home.

My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.

On the death of his brothers, my dad lied about his age and joined the army in 1918. He was in the trenches long enough to be gassed and contract the early stages of tuberculosis from which he would eventually die just before my birth.

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.

It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.

My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War.

I think that you can honour the sacrifices of a common soldier without glorifying war.

My grandfather was in World War II and fought in Europe in Army Infantry, so I have such a huge respect for him, and he's shared some personal experiences with me.

My father, who had lost a brother, fighting on the Austrian side in World War I, was a committed pacifist.

I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that.

I made 'Saving Private Ryan' for my father. He's the one who filled my head with war stories when I was growing up.

Some made the ultimate sacrifice. The rest of us were lucky.

I've walked on a lot of battlefields. Most of them are not haunted.

I have my cousin's jacket from when he was at war in Iraq. He never came home. It's incredible to have something that is so personal but that I also feel relatively comfortable wearing.

My two grandfathers fought in World War II.

My grandfather served as a pilot with the Army Air Corps, and he was shot down over Normandy in August 1944.

My fascination with war is because my dad was in World War II, and my brother was in Vietnam.

A lot of my father's family in Canada volunteered in the First World War because they saw it as a war that was defending the mother country.

I recognise fully why people wear poppies, I totally respect everyone's right to do so and I have total sympathy for anyone who has lost loved ones due to conflict.

Both of my grandfathers served in World War II, both in the Pacific. One wouldn't talk about it, and one would.

I'm interested in wartime stories, as I think it's important to remember what the soldiers went through.

I would like America to remember those who have served and those that we've lost and their families.

I served two tours of duty in Vietnam. I won the Bronze Star. I won the Purple Heart.