Quote by Stephen King

“A soldier will return as a hero either with a medal on his chest or a metal in his chest.”

— Suraj Sani

“It is the man on the ground with his rifle who ultimately wins the war.”

— Bruce H. Norton

“But as long as they gave us medals, that fixed it, as far as the army was concerned. You expect heroes to survive terrible…

— T. Kingfisher

“So you love war. I used to think you were a decent man. But I see now I was mistaken. You're a hero.”

— Joe Abercrombie

“I got to thinking that the world would be a better place if they gave medals to great teachers rather than just soldiers who…

— Matthew Quick

“Always remember," he whispered to me, "that you are an uncommon soldier, whatever they say. And you are quite a thing to behold.”

— Chloe Neill

“There’ll be guys who were in wars hearing what we did and thinking, ‘Whoa.’ You and me, we can say, ‘You got yourself some…

— Michael Grant

“The truth was, they had not kept in touch. War could bond men like a magnet, but like a magnet it could repel them,…

— Mitch Albom

“Personally, I quite like that. Such stupid gallantry. Yes. I like that a lot.”

— Markus Zusak

“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

“In the old days, the general's ribbons / & medals rainbowed across his chest, / & if he were interrogating himself, / by now,…

— Yusef Komunyakaa

“It was an oddly comforting sight, for men and women who’d been immersed in brutality. Who’d worn their guns more proudly than their badges.”

— Louise Penny