Veteran Quotes - Page 11

• As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.

  Joni Ernst

  Military, Believe, Soldier

  Source: hotair.com

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• One out of four people internationally believe if their country goes to war, The United States would be the opponent. As a veteran, I hang my head in shame over that.

  Jesse Ventura

  Country, War, Believe

  "Former governor Jesse Ventura talks about new books ‘Marijuana Manifesto’ and ‘Shit Politicians Say,’ plus much more". Interview with Michelle Tompkins, thecelebritycafe.com. September 1, 2016.

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• The United States government was proud that, although perhaps 100,000 Iraqis had died in the Gulf War of 1991, there were only 48 American battle casualties. What it has concealed from the public is that 206,000 veterans of that war filed claims with the VA for injuries and illnesses. In the years since that war, 8,300 veterans have died, and 160,000 claims for disability have been recognized by the VA.

  Howard Zinn

  War, Government, Years

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• By the way, that's a far less expensive solution than other very foolish solutions I've heard. The veterans love it, they love it. But it's a far better solution than anything anybody's heard and its common sense and it's there.The doctors need the business and the private hospitals and public hospitals need the business and they're sitting there, waiting. So we don't have a choice. We have to do that.

  Donald Trump

  Doctors, Common Sense, Choices

  Source: time.com

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• We have the greatest people on Earth in our military. We don't take care of our veterans.

  Donald Trump

  Military, Our Veterans, People

  The third presidential debate between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump, www.nytimes.com. October 20, 2016.

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• When I first went to jail in 1960 with seven classmates trying to use their public library against the backdrop of my father being a veteran of World War II, not being able to use - having to sit behind Nazi on American military bases, I lost my fear of jails and death.

  Jesse Jackson

  Military, War, Father

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Twenty-two suicides a day from our veterans. Do you believe that number? Twenty-two a day.

  Donald Trump

  Suicide, Believe, Two

  "Donald Trump’s campaign has become one big airing of grievances". www.washingtonpost.com. October 27, 2016.

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• I feel a sense of obligation to our troops and their families because of the decisions that I made. So I'm involved with veterans.

  George W. Bush

  Decision, Troops, Made

  Source: www.aarp.org

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• The president [Barack Obama] asked for a commitment of, I think, 100,000 jobs for veterans and military spouses over the next couple of years. And we announced during the tour last week that we have gotten more than 60,000 jobs, and we're well on our way to just crashing that goal out of the water, because what businesses are understanding is that these men and women are some of the most highly trained resources that we have in this country.

  Michelle Obama

  Country, Jobs, Couple

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• It is extremely disappointing to me to see that even now when leading Democrats and even military veterans try to make our energy future an area of common ground and not a battleground, they are still being rebuffed by dirty energy devotees in both parties and undermined overall by the polluter lobby.

  Van Jones

  Military, Party, Dirty

  Source: rooseveltinstitute.org

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• We're starting to see, as the economy improves, that the unemployment rate among veterans and military spouses - we're seeing some improvement in those numbers. And that's a good thing.

  Michelle Obama

  Military, Numbers, Unemployment

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women [veterans and military spouses], is to make sure they come back to jobs that pay, to career opportunities, that these spouses are able to add a second income to their households, because these families do not have a lot of resources.

  Michelle Obama

  Jobs, Military, Mean

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• I've shared meditation with a lot of hip-hop artists, inmates, and returning war veterans with PTSD, as well. I feel like this dharma, this service is part of my job.

  Russell Simmons

  Jobs, War, Artist

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• I said you [Mike Pence] can't give me this [Purple Heart]. He said, "Mr. Trump you mean so much to me and my family." You know we're doing very well with the veterans. I know you guys do not like to say that.

  Donald Trump

  Heart, Mean, Purple

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• If you want to reinstate the 14.4 billion dollars that Bush cut out of the veterans program then vote democrat.

  David Cross

  Cutting, Democracy, Dollars

  "David Cross from Arrested Development". Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, suicidegirls.com. February 1, 2004.

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• What I think people should realize is that programs like Social Security, programs like Medicare, programs like the Veterans Administration, programs like your local park and your local library - those are, if you like, socialist programs; they're run by [and] for the public, not to make money. I think in many ways we should expand that concept so that the American people can enjoy the same benefits that people all over the world are currently enjoying.

  Bernie Sanders

  Running, Thinking, People

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• You can take the best team and the worst team and line them up and you would find very little physical difference. You would find an emotional difference. The wining team has a dedication. It will have a core group of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.

  Merlin Olsen

  Team, Player, Emotional

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• I'm ashamed that Congress finds billions for pork-barrel subsidies but fails to find money for veterans' health care.

  John McCain

  Pork, Subsidies, Care

  "McCain picks up Thompson endorsement". www.cnn.com. August 18, 1999.

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• I put the Vietnam War behind me a long time ago, and what I wanted to (do) among other things was help veterans also be able to come all the way home as some of our veterans have not been able to do. But I harbor no anger nor rancor. I'm a better man for my experience, and I'm grateful for having the opportunity of serving.

  John McCain

  War, Grateful, Home

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• President Bush paid homage Wednesday to World War II veterans of Normandy at the D-Day Memorial. Later that night, his twin daughters paid a special tribute to World War II veterans of the Pacific. They each downed two kamikazes.

  Argus Hamilton

  Daughter, War, Night

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• Our country doesn't win anymore. We don't win on trade. We don't win on the military. We can't defeat ISIS. We're not taking care of our great people, the veterans. We're not taking care of them.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Military, Winning

  Source: cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com

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• If you are not prepared top take care of the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend this country - who came back wounded in body, wounded in spirit - if you're not prepared to help those people, then don't send them to war in the first place.

  Bernie Sanders

  Country, War, Men

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• We must do everything we can to help our service members and veterans transition into civilian life once they return home, and that means preparing them for the tough job market.

  Kirsten Gillibrand

  Jobs, Home, Mean

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• I'm reading a bunch of fiction by Afghan and Iraq War veterans for a New Yorker piece. There hasn't been that much, but it's starting to come out, and some of the fiction is really good.

  George Packer

  War, Reading, Iraq

  Source: www.bostonglobe.com

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• I will never conduct a war or start a war because we want to; the United States of America should only go to war because we have to. And if you live by that guidance, you'll never have veterans throwing away their medals or standing up in protest.

  John F. Kerry

  War, America, Want

  "CNN Daybreak", www.cnn.com. January 23, 2004.

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