“Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come.” Carl Sandburg (1878 to 1967) Carl Sandburg was an American poet, historian, novelist, and folklorist.
Nobody Came…
War vs Earthquake…
“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” Jeannette Rankin (1880 to 1973) Jeannette Rankin was the first woman member of the US Congress (1917-19 and 1941-43), a vigorous feminist and a lifetime pacifist and crusader for social and electoral reform.
Blood on the Ground…
“In the end the answer is peace and the only difference from now and then is the blood on the ground.” Palestinian Peacemaker
I Insist on Oats…
“Horses have no patriotism; soldiers fight without bread, but horses insist on oats.” Etienne, Comte de Nansouty (1768 to 1815) Etienne-Marie-Antoine-Champion Nansouty was a French cavalry general known for his sarcasm and adherence to tradition.
Suffering: Youth then Old
“In the career of glory one gains many things; the gout and medals, a pension and rheumatism … And also frozen feet, an arm or leg the less, a bullet lodged between two bones which the surgeon cannot extract … all of these fatigues experienced in your youth, you pay for when you grow old.… Read More
Attack or Die…
“I am not giving you an order to attack, I am ordering you to die!” Colonel M. Kemal (1881 to 1938), his address to Turkish troops fighting the ANZAC’s at Dardanelles in 1915. Kemal Atatürk, (Turkish: “Kemal, Father of Turks”), original name Mustafa Kemal, also called Mustafa Kemal Paṣa, was a soldier, statesman, and reformer… Read More
In Range…
“If the enemy is in range, so are you!” One of Murphy’s Laws of Combat
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 