Afghanistan Quote by Jake Auchincloss

In high school, I enlisted in the Army and served in the 25th Infantry Division.

— Michael Caputo

I was a lieutenant in World War II.

— John Eisenhower

I was a section commander in the parachute regiment [in the British army].

— Scott Raab

Before I became a Congressman, I was a United States diplomat. I worked in Afghanistan, spent time in Iraq.

— Andy Kim

I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.

— Mel Brooks

I was in Saudi Arabia on 9/11 and was part of the initial leadership team to execute the initial combat operations in Afghanistan.

— Martha McSally

During my 20 years as a Marine, I served three combat tours and as a Congressional Fellow advising a senior member of the House…

— Amy McGrath

I personally was involved in going over to Afghanistan to meet the troops. My father was a marine, so that was just amazing.

— Eva Marie

I proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War as an artillery operations specialist in the all-black 503rd Field Artillery Battalion…

— Charles B. Rangel

As a former Captain in the Army National Guard, I trained hundreds of soldiers to lead troops into combat.

— Jason Kander

I signed up for military service in the months following 9/11, and later, as a military intelligence officer, I felt called, like so many…

— Jason Kander

Obviously my dad served in the Korean War. He was a Master Sergeant when he was 18 years old.

— Rex Ryan