John M. McHugh Quotes

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.'

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.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

Blessed is that country whose soldiers fight for it and are willing to give the best they have, the best that any man has, their own lives, to preserve it, because they love it. Such an army the United States has always commanded in every crisis of its history.

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

Once an Armyman, always an Armyman.

The army is the true nobility of our country.

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.

They serve so that we don't have to. They offer to give up their lives so that we can be free. It is, remarkably, their gift to us. And all they ask for in return is that we never send them into harm's way unless it is absolutely necessary. Will they ever trust us again?

It’s very important that the American people believe in us [the military].

I love serving this country, and I miss serving this country.

My father and brothers were in the military.

I have incredibly positive associations with the military.

I have a whole, whole lot of respect for the men and women that serve our country.

I have real strong feelings about our troops and support them.

It's been an honor to wear our nation's uniform.

I have respect for anybody that has to go and do whatever they have to do to protect their country.

I've spent 20 years in the Army, and I'm just so fiercely proud of being British.

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

I have so much respect for our troops.

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.

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

They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.

I've served my country.

I served my country in uniform for 26 years.