The sense of war, the extraordinary bravery of the Allied armies, the numbers, the losses, the real suffering that disappears in time and commemorative oratory, are not marked out in any red guidebook of the emotions, but they are present if you look. John Vinocur allyarmybravery share on social
The Vietnam War and the Iraq war, in different ways, both made me feel like I could not not address them. I'm very doubtful about the usefulness of poetry to do that. Robert Hass addressdoubtfulfeel Change image and share on social
My father is American and deserted the Vietnam War. Joel Kinnaman americandesertfather Change image and share on social
So actually war is politically profitable, financially profitable, morally depraved. Dennis Kucinich depravefinanciallymorally Change image and share on social
The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached and he will be brought to justice. Cindy Sheehan bringbushend Change image and share on social
The war against terrorism should not be used to interfere with an independent, sovereign state. We need to identify concrete terrorist targets and do no harm to civilians. Nong Duc Manh civilianconcreteharm Change image and share on social
As the war on terror continues, Americans must honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for the protection of this nation and the hope of peace. Dan Lipinski americanbravecontinue Change image and share on social
Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars. Pat Barker culturallystandwar Change image and share on social
I'd say my mother made more of a difference to me than anyone else did. I know that's a conventional and perhaps mundane answer, but my family was blown apart at the start of World War II. Herb Kelleher answerblowconventional Change image and share on social
Abraham Lincoln went through 12 generals before he got Ulysses S. Grant. He had never done a Civil War before. Marianne Williamson abrahamcivilgeneral Change image and share on social