Jason Kander Quotes

How happy I am to go to the front at last. To do my bit. To prove with my life what I think I feel.

The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America.

I'm looking to be shot any time I step out of my car ... If I die, it will be in a good cause. I've been fighting for America just as much as the soldiers in Vietnam.

Where could death have found him but at the post of duty.

It's an extraordinary thing to do, to go into the military and to serve your country.

From the depths of the Pacific to the deserts of Iraq, more than a million American soldiers, Airmen, midshipmen, and Marines have laid down their lives for their friends, their families and our nation.

The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for it. The people who wear our uniform and carry our rifles into combat are our kids, and our job is to support them, because they're protecting us.

Being a soldier, fighting for this country, is neither Republican nor Democrat.

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it.

I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called, gone where ordered, and defended our nation with honor.

Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.

I admire the military. I guess in a world of villains and heroes, they're my heroes. Their dedication, their commitment, their discipline, their code of ethics.

As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'

There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.

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

Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

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.

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise.

Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.