Citizens Quote by Judd Nelson

His [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] own heroes were Lincoln and Washington, and in some ways he resembled them. Like them, he was slandered and misunderstood.

— William Manchester

His [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] own heroes were Lincoln and Washington, and in some ways he resembled them.

— William Manchester

“military figures like James Mattis, H. R. McMaster, and John Kelly: they found themselves working in an administration that was in every way inimical…

— Michael Wolff

“Draft-dodging is what chicken-hawks do best. Dick Cheney, Glenn Beck, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh (this capon claimed he had a cyst on his fat…

— Alexander Theroux

John Kerry was a thorn in our flesh. He was very articulate, a credible leader of the opposition. He forced us to create a…

— Anonymous

I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant Colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one…

— Anonymous

Experience helped Richard Nixon, but it didn't save him, and it certainly wasn't a blanket endorsement. He blundered terribly in dealing with Vietnam.

— Robert Dallek

“Was your old man in the war?" "He was in the air force. He built runways." "The fucking air farce. He ever tell you…

— Anthony Swofford

George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.

— Peter Jennings

America owed its military renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s to Vietnam. Veterans like Norman Schwartzkopf, Colin Powell, Alfred Grey, Charles Krulak, and Wesley…

— Michael Ignatieff

“He had not understood that we were combat photographers, and our jobs were as relevant and justifiable—or as irrelevant and unjustifiable—as anyone’s in Vietnam.”

— Nick Mills