Soldier Loyalty Quotes

If you don’t know the men at your back by name, don’t be surprised if they won’t follow you into battle. On the other hand, don’t be surprised if they will, either, because there are countless other factors you must take into account. Leadership is a slippery commodity, not easily manufactured or understood.

All I'm saying is [John McCain] cannot look a soldier in the eye and say "Questioning the president is less supportive to you than extending your tour three months." You should be coming home to your family.

Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.

Soldiers willingly, sometimes foolishly, risk their own lives to keep their comrades out of enemy hands.

I have often wondered why the sounds of the beating drums do not make the marching soldiers shoot their officers and go home.

The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!

When I was in Vietnam I learned a lot about the promises that soldiers make to each other. The Marines have a promise to never leave behind their dead. In this country, as citizen soldiers, we need to make the commitment to each other that we will never leave our veterans behind.

I've been to Iraq three times. I've been to Afghanistan, I've been quite a few places, and I want to tell you something, these kids, they're the best we've got. They're the best Americans, they're the most loyal Americans we've got. And we owe them when they come back.