Decision Quote by Jason Kander

It was not my desire to go off and serve in Vietnam.

— Mitt Romney

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult…

— William Westmoreland

One of the things I am most proud of is refusing to serve in the military when drafted during the Vietnam War.

— Mark Kurlansky

As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.

— Mark Shields

I'm from the Vietnam generation. I didn't serve.

— Al Franken

My father served in Vietnam - the respect I have for the Navy is profound.

— Eric Dane

Having grown up as a young Army officer in the Vietnam era, I had an instinctual sort of notion that you have to look…

— Jack Reed

These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam.

— Neil Sheehan

One of the greatest injustices of the Vietnam era is the way our veterans were treated when they returned home. This compounded the pain…

— Brad Schneider

I lied about serving in Vietnam, and I'm sorry. I did not mean to take away from the actions and the sacrifices of the…

— Brian Dennehy

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.

— William Westmoreland

Vietnam was a terrible mistake for the United States. But like Iraq, Vietnam was a badly chosen battlefield in a larger conflict with totalitarianism…

— Jacob Weisberg