War Veterans Quotes

“The word 'survivor' carries a weight of remembrance that has broken the minds and bodies of more than a few men and women. It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be 'at risk' of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence.”
― Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume I.

“To The Veterans of the United States of America
Thank you, for the cost you paid for our freedom, thank you for the freedom to live in safety and pursue happiness, for freedom of speech (thus my book), and for all the freedoms that we daily take for granted.”
― Sara Niles, Torn From the Inside Out

“Gunner shook his head; he wasn't in the mood. He stared down at his bottle as he spoke. "Yeah, and what if I do go after it and what if I find no one, and I'm alone for the next sixty years? What then? Huh? Friends and family will get married. I'll be stuck buying gifts. Years pass: children, birthday parties. At dinner parties, I'll be odd man out, forcing people to arrange five chairs around a table instead of four or six. Or, okay, let's say maybe twenty years down the line I meet someone nice and I've already given up on ever finding true love. Let's say the girl is a few pounds overweight, has fizzy hair and an annoying laugh, but at this point, I'm also a few pounds overweight and my hair is thinning and my laughter is annoying. Maybe then the two of us get married, and both our groups of friends will say, 'See I told you that you'd find true love. It just took a while.' And we'll smile, but we'll both know it's a lie--”
― Michael Anthony, Civilianized: A Young Veteran's Memoir

“Once, in a village cafeteria, a woman asked how he would like his coffee.
"Serve as in Hell, boiling hot.”
― Margareth Stewart, The war

“Health workers and war veterans are very much the same. They take up equipment and arms to fight against evil men and evil diseases.”
― Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

“The brains of war veterans often have weird damage that the brains of healthy people do not.”
― Steven Magee

“I will never understand war veterans, as they love putting up flags to honor the government that damaged their long-term health!”
― Steven Magee

“Given the police follows military standards of conduct, it is reasonable to think their long-term health issues will be similar to war veterans.”
― Steven Magee