"Look, these people, they have no jobs, no food, no education, no future. I just figure that we have two things we can do. Help, or we can sit back and watch a country destroy itself on CNN."
-Eversmann in Black Hawk Down
"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them."
- Clara Barton
And a few others I‘ve heard:
"It is the soldier, not the poet, who gives us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the reporter, who gives us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us freedom to protest. It is the soldier who serves beneath the flag, who salutes the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives the demonstrator the right to burn the flag."
-Stephen Ambrose
^^^ Although that is a bit of an exaggeration. There are people from all walks of life who make that possible, including the soldier.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."
-Dolores Ibarruri
"The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer‘s own ease, comfort, and safety last."
