U.S. Military and Veterans
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I spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy, from 1983 to 2003, four and a half years aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation where I made two six-month deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
“The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth."
-- Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."
-- General George S. Patton
"President George Washington said after the Revolutionary War that 'we owe these veterans a debt of gratitude, indeed a debt of honor.' President Lincoln said during his second Inaugural Address that we must 'care for him who has borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan.' So, as our nation pauses today to pay tribute to the 50 million veterans – the men and women who have served our country in uniform throughout its history – we do so with gratitude and honor. More than one million of these heroes made the ultimate sacrifice, and 1.5 million more have borne the wounds of battle in the defense of liberty. On this day, Veterans Day, America rightly focuses its thanks for our valiant defenders."
-- Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson, November 11, 2005
I also spent a year and a half on the remote island of Adak, AK. I was married the last eight years of my service, and during that time I made a six-month deployment to Bosnia, not counting all the shorter deployments, including one in support of the Kosovo crises. So I know a little about the sacrifices our military volunteers have made and keep making every day.
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