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.
We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops. . . and force migratory birds to stay where they are.
[When I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan] that was the first time in which I looked out at a crowd of West Point graduates and knew that some of those might not come back because of that decision.
Truman fired the popular Gen. Douglas MacArthur because he disobeyed orders in the Korean War. Johnson knew that he had reached the endgame in Vietnam when Gen. William Westmoreland, the top commander in Vietnam, requested 240,000 more troops in 1968 for the prolonged war that also could not be won.
We don't have enough American troops inside of Iraq to destroy ISIL any time soon.
Be tough, hold a tough line, but don`t be running off into another war, especially since even if you support our troops and you want to have a robust foreign policy, you recognize that we have - we have been overdeploying our men and women, and we have been spilling our blood and treasure, and we need to be more careful.
All I can tell you is that I know the enemy, allies, and troops hear what I say.
The American people don't want additional troops on the ground.
American troops have not only occupied Ulster but are arriving in increasing numbers in England.
The troops of other states have their reputation to gain, the sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain.
Set the troops to their tasks without imparting your designs.
And, of course, in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans that were captured by the Japanese and held and who were rescued by Filipino Americans, or Filipinos I should say, and by U. S. troops near the close of the war.
Don't apologize for being patriotic. Support the troops
We now have only 31 brigade combat teams or 490,000 troops. And only one-third of combat teams are considered combat-ready. That's not good for our country. I actually don't even like saying it because plenty of countries are watching us right now, but we'll get it shaped up very quickly.
Most Americans believe that escalation will not bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, and that's why I've proposed not just a troop cap, but a phased redeployment that will start bringing our troops home.
I want our enemies to understand that don't think that their violent acts are going to cause this president to leave before the job is done. And I want our troops to understand we respect them and that the sacrifices they make are noble and necessary for peace.
The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver. No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops.
Officers in command of colored troops are in constant habit of pressing all able-bodied slaves into the military service of the U. S.
If you go back into military history, the person who's leading the troops ought to be in with the troops and not just standing on the backline sending them into battle.
I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn't send me enough of them.