Brutal truth Quote by Michael Herr

“Suicide in the trenches: I knew a simple soldier boy Who grinned at life in empty joy, Slept soundly through the lonesome dark, And…

— Siegfried Sassoon

“After a while, they start landing some relief in helicopters, and I guess the napalm bomb have frightened away the gooks. They must of…

— Winston Groom

“you've no idea, the whole Army's obsessed with playing at soldiers...”

— Tom Stoppard

“He is the true soldier who knows how to die and stand his ground in the midst of a hail of bullets.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“It was, I think in retrospect, the most dramatic individual personal act I have ever seen a soldier take. The mighty powers may try…

— Robert Fisk

“Sorry, ma’am, but we need a big damn army right now, and there’s no better way to make one than to gather up a…

— Jeff Shaara

“You feel guilty. You wonder why him and not me, then you're glad it was him and not you, then you feel guilty. Soldiers…

— Glen Cook

“Soldiers were coming in with just bits of their bodies, falling in love with me for an hour and then dying.”

— Michael Ondaatje

“You conquered me, got to this Special Forces bloke well and truly." His voice husky and low. "You could betray and kill me now…

— Marquesate

“But there were some wounds you could ask an old soldier about and others you had to wait for him to tell.”

— Brian McClellan

“Show me another army in the world full of soldiers willing to sacrifice their own blood for their enemies.”

— W. Lee Warren

“I could hear them yell and laugh each time and there was nothing I could do about it…. I saw them do it, like…

— Rick Atkinson