--- title: "9 Wounded veterans Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Wounded veterans quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Wounded veterans sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/george-washington-257_american-military_the-willingness-with-which-our-young-peo_1055839.jpg" --- > [The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-willingness-with-which-our-young-people-are-likely-to-serve-in/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/george-washington-257_american-military_the-willingness-with-which-our-young-peo_1055839.jpg) > [I had met many wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when I was researching my 2009 novel 'The Turnaround,' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-had-met-many-wounded-veterans-at-walter-reed-army-medical-center/) [George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/george-pelecanos-3616_america_i-had-met-many-wounded-veterans-at-walte_1693980.png) > [“So the charity gala was to raise money for wounded veterans. I was surprised it wasn’t for something more superficial, like Billionaires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-geissinger/so-the-charity-gala-was-to-raise-money-for-wounded-veterans-i-was/) [J.T. Geissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-geissinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/j-t-geissinger-11088_generosity_so-the-charity-gala-was-to-raise-money-f_973442.jpg) > [Since war became a geographically distant but very real way of life after Sept. 11, 2001, no Hollywood star has stepped up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-breitbart/since-war-became-a-geographically-distant-but-very-real-way-of-life/) [Andrew Breitbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-breitbart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/andrew-breitbart-2046_duty_since-war-became-a-geographically-distan_2825317.png) > [Benedict Arnold was a war hero, wounded in battle--before he turned against his country. Hitler was likewise a decorated and wounded veteran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/benedict-arnold-was-a-war-hero-wounded-in-battle-before-he-turned/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/thomas-sowell-247_battle_benedict-arnold-was-a-war-hero-wounded-i_1784524.jpg) > [What wounded veteran's don't need is sympathy. THey need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-kyle/what-wounded-veteran-s-don-t-need-is-sympathy-they-need-to-be-treated/) [Chris Kyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-kyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/chris-kyle-8574_he-man_what-wounded-veteran-s-don-t-need-is-sym_2180241.jpg) > [Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-bush/well-look-at-what-people-are-doing-for-returned-veterans-now-the/) [Barbara Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/barbara-bush-4569_feels_well-look-at-what-people-are-doing-for-r_2612004.png) > [I want people to take the initiative to find veterans that need help, veterans that are suffering and in need of assistance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-martini/i-want-people-to-take-the-initiative-to-find-veterans-that-need-help/) [Max Martini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-martini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/max-martini-50680_approach_i-want-people-to-take-the-initiative-to_402020.jpg) > [“A few days later, Tuesday quietly crossed our apartment as I read a book and, after a nudge against my arm, put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-carlos-montalv-n/a-few-days-later-tuesday-quietly-crossed-our-apartment-as-i-read-a/) [Luis Carlos Montalván](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-carlos-montalv-n/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/luis-carlos-montalv-n-22521_bond_a-few-days-later-tuesday-quietly-crossed_2754396.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wounded-veterans/#itemlist", "name": "Wounded veterans Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-willingness-with-which-our-young-people-are-likely-to-serve-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/george-washington-257_american-military_the-willingness-with-which-our-young-peo_1055839.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/george-washington-257_american-military_the-willingness-with-which-our-young-peo_1055839.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/george-washington-257_american-military_the-willingness-with-which-our-young-peo_1055839.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall…” — George Washington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had met many wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when I was researching my 2009 novel 'The Turnaround,' and I continue to be very interested in how returning servicemen and women deal with their new lives back home and how they're treated by America.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Pelecanos" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-had-met-many-wounded-veterans-at-walter-reed-army-medical-center/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/george-pelecanos-3616_america_i-had-met-many-wounded-veterans-at-walte_1693980.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/george-pelecanos-3616_america_i-had-met-many-wounded-veterans-at-walte_1693980.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/george-pelecanos-3616_america_i-had-met-many-wounded-veterans-at-walte_1693980.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I had met many wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when I was researching my 2009 novel 'The…” — George Pelecanos", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“So the charity gala was to raise money for wounded veterans. 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