Community Quote by Neil Bush

My father was career military. He was a veteran, he was a doctor of political science, he taught at West Point and Air Command…

— Suzanne Collins

I grew up in a family full of strong women. A great aunt on my mother's side had been a matron on a hospital…

— Nick Earls

My dad served in World War II and died on active duty after the war.

— Tommy Tuberville

My mother served in the Armed Forces.

— Eric Reid

My father was a veteran and my mother a schoolteacher. They taught me the value of a good job and an honest day's work.

— Stephen Pagliuca

My grandmother had great influence on me. She was secretary of state in the 1970's, and that's when I was born. She showed me…

— Anonymous

My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea.

— Darrell Issa

A lot of my father's family in Canada volunteered in the First World War because they saw it as a war that was defending…

— Margaret MacMillan

My father earned his citizenship by serving in the Army during World War II. He devoted his life to caring for our nations veterans…

— Tom Perez

My paternal grandfather, when he was in the army in World War II - he was over in the South Pacific, and he thought…

— Sturgill Simpson

My grandfather was a persuasive man who made friends with people at every level of influence. In order to fight against our tribe's termination,…

— Louise Erdrich

My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world…

— John F. Kerry