Military Valor Quotes

An army's bravest men are its cowards. The death which they would not meet at the hands of the enemy they will meet at the hands of their officers, with never a flinching.

I wished to procure for my country the guarantee which Washington procured for America. To procure an aid, which, by its example, would be as important as its valor, disciplined. gallant, pregnant with science and experience; which would perceive the good and polish the rough points of our character

God bless the soldiers and seamen, with all their brave commanders.

In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live four years.

The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration.

The wounds received in battle bestow honor, they do not take it away.

I believe that soldiers will bear me out in saying that both come in time of battle. I take it that the moral courage comes in going into the battle, and the physical courage in staying in.

My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War.

When McCarthy attacked General Ralph Zwicker, it was a turning point in President Eisehnower’s approach to dealing with McCarthy. During the Battle of the Bulge of WWII, then Colonel Ralph Zwicker’s unit was particularly heroic and successful against superior forces while holding the North of The Bulge. Eisenhower had personally and publicly expressed his thanks to Zwicker and his outfit. When McCarthy went after such an American Hero, the President started a serious of actions that would contribute to McCarthy’s Senate censure and downfall.

I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, legendary. People like Lori Piestewa and First Sergeant Dowdy who picked up fellow soldiers in harm's way. Or people like Patrick Miller and Sergeant Donald Walters who actually fought until the very end. The bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their own ideals of heroes and they don't need to be told elaborate tales.

As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home.

For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death.

When I was in my early twenties, I hoped one day to own a Victoria Cross, the ultimate decoration in Britain and the Commonwealth for bravery in the face of the enemy.

You want to be commander-in-chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient.

Valor is the soldier's adornment.

Come, weave us a scheme so I can pay them back! Stand beside me, Athena, fire me with daring, fierce as the day we ripped Troy's glittering crown of towers down. Stand by me - furious now as then, my bright-eyed one - and I would fight three hundred men, great goddess, with you to brace me, comrade-in-arms in battle!

On Veterans Day, we take time to honor those men and women who bravely serve and have served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces.

I've seen the film. And I'll tell you this, I'm glad Chuck Yeager isn't running for President.

It is soldiers who pay most of the human cost. In war it is extraordinary how it all comes down to the character of one man.

The Rough Riders brought honor to San Antonio by winning battles in Cuba throughout the summer of 1898, and Roosevelt became a Texas folk hero overnight.

His [Gen. Douglas MacArthurs] twenty-two medals-thirteen of them for heroism-probably exceeded those of any other figure in American history. He seemed to seek death on battlefields.

[Every age], however destitute of science or virtue, sufficiently abounds with acts of blood and military renown.

The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier.

I love the military. They don’t get nearly enough credit for all the hard work they do to protect us, keep us in a safe place so we can enjoy ourselves every day.