John Glenn's father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn sold rhubarb all over town from the family garden. Bill Dedman deaffamilyfather Change image and share on social
I've always been very impatient. At age 10 I frankly found life boring, and I can remember age 9 having the awful thought, as it seems now looking back on it, A war! That should liven things up a bit! Roger Bannister ageawfulback Change image and share on social
In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success. Isoroku Yamamoto britaincontinueexpectation share on social
'Catch-22''s first readers were largely of the generation that went through World War II. For them, it provided a startlingly fresh take, a much-needed, much-delayed laugh at the terror and madness they endured. Christopher Buckley catchdelayendure share on social
I mean, we're going to probably debate the Iraq war for at least as long as I'm alive. Paul Wolfowitz alivedebateiraq Change image and share on social
I think it is fair to say that during World War II there was a high sense of purpose. The country had a very clear vision of its own standing, of its own morality. It was not an ambiguous time. Today, we live in a world that is highly ambiguous, very fractured, with many of the historical, traditional values in a state of collapse, really. Friedrich St. Florian ambiguousclearcollapse share on social
I was a war correspondent in Korea. I did a book on it: 'This is War.' David Douglas Duncan bookcorrespondentkorea Change image and share on social
War is the easiest photography in the business. Just get close, be lucky, know how your camera works. There are subjects everywhere. Everyplace you go, there is something to photograph in a war, like being in the middle of a hurricane or a train crash or an earthquake. You can't miss it. David Douglas Duncan businesscameraclose share on social
It would be nice if we redefined what we meant by 'war story.' If you're making $15,000 a year living in a certain area of Portland, trying to make it with three kids and no husband, that's a kind of war. James McBride 000areahusband share on social
We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace. affirmationconcentrateexpulsion share on social