Coast Quote by Wallace M. Greene

When a recruiter first told me about the Navy SEALs, I knew it was the right fit.

— Ryan Zinke

My dad is a Marine and was very close to going to Vietnam, but he did not.

— Chipper Jones

I'm trying to raise awareness for veterans.

— Dakota Meyer

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

— Eric Dane

The Coast Guard evokes images of search and rescue operations, maybe during Hurricane Katrina, or guys jumping out of helicopters wearing snorkels and fins…

— Brianna Keilar

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

“In life you will face a lot of Circuses. You will pay for your failures. But, if you persevere, if you let those failures…

— William H. McRaven

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could…

— J William Fulbright

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

— William Westmoreland

I've been to a number of places and seen for myself the caliber of people who are in the Navy today - in all…

— Ernest Borgnine

I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.

— Robert Jay Lifton

Your Marines having been under my command for nearly six months, I feel that I can give you a discriminating report as to their…

— John J. Pershing