"I had seen the films out of World……" — Hugh Shelton
"I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the 101st, and all of those of you in the greatest generation and the service that you had provided."
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28 Quotes by Hugh Shelton
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I think that the American people should rest assured and be assured that every federal agency that has a role…
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Those are the things that, in the wrong hands - and certainly in our war on terrorism we also must…
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It is changing the face of terrorism. It is basically bringing it to the United States, to our great citizens.…
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I, first of all, felt a great sense of loss, a sense of condolence for the friends that I had…
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Well, I enjoy sharing in the dangers that we ask our men and women in uniform to share in almost…
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We came back right over the World Trade Center and could see, even from that altitude, the devastation, the smoke…
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They were involved in a firefight and felt they were surrounded. Whether they escaped from that and were fleeing and…
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But again, we, I think, over the years have set the example for a lot of nations that may not…
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And so I'm still giving some thought - I will transition hopefully into the corporate world. And I look forward…
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I jump out of perfectly good airplanes, and it's a great thrill and it allows me to share in the…
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And occasionally some of the nations that will be partners in this would probably not be, in terms of passing…
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But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to…
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More Airborne Quotes
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one of 29 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes…
— Maya Angelou
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Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power…
— Colin Powell
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War and famine would not do. Instead, disease offered the most efficient and fastest way to kill the billions that…
— Eric Pianka
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Someone once told me that children are like kites. You struggle just to get them in the air; they crash;…
— Charmian Carr
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Vert skating was the kind of skating that was done in pools, where you could get airborne and be weightless.…
— Rodney Mullen
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There are airmen and there are pilots: the first being part bird whose view from aloft is normal and comfortable,…
— Ernest K. Gann
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We all yearn to fly. We are creatures of longing. We do not need to [physically fly] to be airborne.…
— Sam Keen
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I’m convinced that fear is at the root of most bad writing. Dumbo got airborne with the help of a…
— Stephen King
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One day the stars will be as familiar to each man as the landmarks, the curves, and the hills on…
— Beryl Markham
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During the writer's strike I was walking a line and ran into Jack Black and he said,'We're doing Airborne 2!',…
— Seth Green
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If he (The New York Taxi Driver) talked to me, he might lose his concentration, which would be very bad…
— Dave Barry
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You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over.
— Chuck Hagel
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