Checks Quote by James Howe

I still have a lot of military contacts, and friends and readers who've served or are serving, and they react really strongly to G.I.…

— Karen Traviss

I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the…

— Richard Winters

I wasn't what you would envision for the son of an Army man. I liked doll baby clothes and twirled a baton. But my…

— Leslie Jordan

I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my…

— Laura Carmichael

I know that I was conscious of all the aspects of the war, having had cousins who were in the army, who would send…

— Paul Smith

My children and grandchildren loved the secret servicemen and women that served us. I was honoured that they thought I was important enough to…

— Andrew Card

My dad was always the soldier I wanted to be.

— Stanley A. McChrystal

I feel a special kinship with our military personnel, veterans, and their families. After all, two of my decisions sent them into harm's way.

— George W. Bush

But I'm a daughter of the American revolution, my grandpa fought in World War II, I have lots of family members who were in…

— Katie Pavlich

When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in '41.

— Nick Nolte

My great uncle Pvt. Tommy Rooney, USMC, was killed on Guam during the Pacific Campaign in World War II. I was named after him,…

— Tom Rooney

How often do you get a movie where the coolest character has your own real last name? I played Bob Morales as a cross…

— Esai Morales