I would have promised those terrorists a trip to Disneyland if it would have gotten the hostages released. I thank God they were satisfied with the missiles and we didn't have to go to that extreme.

All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service.

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

I don't think there is another person in America that wants to tell this story as much as I do.

God knows, we don't want prayer.

I'm like John Wayne. I only play good guys. Describing his cameo role on a TV series.

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.