Phil Klay Quotes

There's a tradition of public service in my family. I'm one of three boys that joined the military. My father was in the Peace Corps.

My dad was a career military man, so I had that kind of discipline and training.

I was born military. I made up my mind right away, 'Im gong to do this for the rest of my life.'

I went into the military because I wanted to get an education, not because I wanted to fight anybody.

I was born in a family with a strong military background, so I chose to be a soldier.

I always wanted to go into the military or something like that - my whole family, all my friends are either Air Force, Navy, or Marines.

I've always been fascinated by the military, the discipline they have and the sacrifices they make to defend the country. It's something I've always been interested in.

For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go.

The simple answer is I'd just be a guy trying to feed my family, like everybody else. The complicated answer is, I think I'd be in some sort of military or government world of some sort.

The thing about the Air Force or any branch of the military is that all of us were plucked away from our homes and our comfort zones and our families. So there was a solidarity in the military, a brotherhood.

I think it's really important for people to hear what our men and women in the military have to say.

Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation.

Dad was in the British Army and my mom was in the Royal Air Force, so both of my parents believed in discipline.

What I feel most strongly here being in Congress is kind of the burden - the good burden - of representing all of our military.

I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.

As a son of an airman who was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, it is my honor to nominate young people to our military academies.

It's a professional military. You sign up and agree to allow your countrymen to use your life as they see fit for the next four years. And I think we all should have a greater role in ensuring that we use those lives wisely.

Of course, for me, having served 22 years in the military and to have the opportunity to continue to serve my country is a great honor and is a privilege. So that's what makes it special each and every day.

I did 22 years in the military. I went through Paris Island. I'm a Marine. I will never not be one.

I'm a soldier and I'm positive no one thinks of me as a politician.

The traditional definition of patriotism was more associated with the military. Now we have broadened the definition to not only service to one’s country, but service to all mankind.

Our troops are owed a policy worthy of their sacrifice.

I've always wanted to do something for the defence forces - I've always said that the Army always has been my first love. It's about what they do selflessly for the country.

I love my service; I'm going to finish my four years and be very proud of it.

To serve in the modern military - or to be the uncle, parent or sibling of one who does - is to treat the necessary service and sacrifice of war with a sacred honor. In my community, we pile into cars and drive hundreds of miles to watch our children's graduation from basic training.