#soldier

Moreover, broad plans commensurate with our national purpose and resources would bring conviction of our power to every soldier in the front line, to the nations associated with us in the war, and to the enemy. ↗

— Kelly Miller

#bring #broad #commensurate #conviction #enemy

The gigantic Gaul derided the Roman soldiers as a band of pigmies. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#gaul #gigantic #roman #soldiers

While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain. ↗

— Ed Pastor

#aspects #cannot #certain #courageous #gain

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers. ↗

— William Tecumseh Sherman

#matter #serious #soldiers #too #war

You have to learn the difference between a man’s looks, and how fine he shoots. They’ve never been one and the same. ↗

— Richard Puz

#fear #fighter #race #soldier #courage

God has arranged strange ways for some of us to find him. Sometimes He brings us on long physical journeys; sometimes He leaves us at home and makes the journey internal. Yours has been both. You have gone a long way and struggled a great deal, but I can see from your eyes that it was not for nothing. ↗

— Abigail J. Hartman

#inspirational #journey #the-soldier-s-cross #faith

Tis action moves the world....[in] the game of chess, mind that: ye cannot leave your men to stand unmoving on the board and hope to win. A soldier must first step upon the battlefield if does mean to cross it. ↗

— Susanna Kearsley

#battlefield #chess #faith #soldier #faith

I’ll tell you what I’m fighting for. Not for England, nor her allies, nor any patriotic cause. It’s all come down to the hope of being with you.. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#soldier #love

Lovely was my compliment. Could you not come up with your own?" "Lord Paen said compliment her, he did not say we had to be creative about it," the second man pointed out with a shrug ↗

— Lynsay Sands

#love

We piled aboard the small chopper and after a bit of map pointing to the pilot we lifted off. "I love the RAF," said Jed. "I love them too, sir," said I. After a short flight the chopper landed. We all got out and waved our thanks and farewells to the crew and Major Jenner checked his map. After a quick examination he announced that we had been dropped in the wrong place. "I fucking hate the RAF," said Jed. "I fucking hate them too, sir," said I. ↗

— Ken Lukowiak

#humor #paratroopers #raf #soldiers #war