Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Quotes

There is only one Army in which you serve. When that identity is gone, it is gone forever.

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland.

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.

One day, you'll get out of the Marine Corps; you'll put your uniform up, but you'll never not be a Marine.

I just love the Corps. I love the brotherhood, the camaraderie. I thank anyone in uniform who serves their fellow man. I love this country for so many reasons. We have such a great country here, and it's worth defending, and it's worth sacrificing for.

I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.

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.'

Look, many of us here are regular marines... I will die as a marine because that is my dream.

I like the ethos of the military and the idea of joining an institution in which, at the very least, everyone who signs up believes in something.

The Army's always had a special place in my heart.

I'm an emotional woman when it comes to service to our country. I watched many people's children leave and go serve. This is something that is the fiber of the McCain family. It was nothing more than me just saying I believe in this country so strongly.

The Army is a big mixing bowl, and we know that we wear one uniform. We identify with one set of Army values. We serve one Constitution, and we see ourselves as one team.

I was a Marine for 41 years, and it wasn't long enough. We enjoy putting on that uniform.

My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.

Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

I come from a military family.

I've served my country.

If I have got to be a soldier, I must be a good one, anything else is unthinkable.

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.

Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering.

People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community.

I done but do my duty boys. The flag never touched the ground.

If you love your country, you serve her.

My duty to the army and to the republic whose battles we were waging forbade me assuming a position of seeming hostility to any portion of the brave men under my command.