Soldier Quotes

“American soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, the American flag...they fight for one another.”

“You did not think of heroics... You thought of your skin and you thought of your comrades. You thought of the job you had to do.”

“We're soldiers, that's all. We do our duty. It's the same for all of us.”

“There is no glory in war, but there is honor in the warrior.”

“There is no glory in war, but there is a great deal of glory in the men who fight it.”

“I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me.”

“Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin they think of firelit homes, clean beds, and wives.”

“Our army is composed of the scum of the earth—the mere scum of the earth.”

“Their life consisted of waiting for the next step, and when the next step came, it was always a step into the unknown.”

“My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!”

“Willie and Joe are not heroes. They are just guys who are trying to get through the war.”

“Who could not conquer with such troops as these?”

“I felt I was a soldier in a war against a government that had declared war on its own people.”

“I am not a man of letters, nor a politician, but I am a soldier of the Revolution.”

“The men fought with a degree of bravery that does them honor.”

“I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me.”

“Our army is composed of the scum of the earth—the mere scum of the earth.”

“For me, the war has become a column of men marching endless miles, carrying packs and rifles and being filthy and hungry and afraid.”

“It was not the Irish vote that was so formidable, but the Irish yell.”

“These are good kids... These are 19-year-old soldiers, they're going to make mistakes. But they're not war criminals.”