My Commission Quotes
- With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make… — Robert E. Lee
- Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under… — George Washington
- I think the major event that shaped my life was being a Naval aviator. I got my commission and wings at 18 years old, and… — George H. W. Bush
- Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for… — Fritz Kreisler
- I do a show. It comes on late at night on TV. And if that means I'm a late-night talk show host, then I guess… — Craig Ferguson