I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

God knows, we don't want prayer.

I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

History and war are cruel pedants. Those who know too little of the former are likely to have too much of the latter.

A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.