John O'Neill Quotes

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

McCain fought in Vietnam - I think that he has enough civilian blood on his hands.

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

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

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.

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.

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

The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude.

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.

I'm glad I never went to war.

While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain.

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.

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.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced.

No sir, anybody who went out and got into the front line trenches to fight for liberty was a goddamn fool and the guy who got him there was a liar.

The real heroes of WWII never came home.

Clay Hunt was the kind of individual that has made America a great country. In 2005, when his country needed him, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Shot in Iraq, he earned a Purple Heart, and after he recuperated, he graduated from Marine Corps Scout Sniper School and was deployed to Afghanistan.

General David Petraeus is an American patriot and hero.

I have a great deal of respect and affinity for Tammy Duckworth; she's a seatmate of mine. She's got heart, soul; she's a war hero.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

People try to glorify war, particularly those who aren't actually fighting in them. People tend to make heroes of those who are fighting in them.

My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose.

In times of war, it is often best to look to our history to see how past generations of Americans dealt with the loss of their countrymen in just causes.