Do What Is Right, Not What You

A Professional Soldier Understands That War Means Killing People, War Means Maiming People, War Means Families Left Without Fathers And Mothers.

Good Generalship Is A Realization That... You've Got To Try And Figure Out How To Accomplish Your Mission With A Minimum Loss Of Human Life.

With A Chemical Alarm, You're Going To Build One That Is Oversensitive Because You Would Rather The Alarm Go Off And Give You A False Alarm Than To Err On The Other Side

I May Have Made My Reputation As A General In The Army And I'm Very Proud Of That. But I've Always Felt That I Was More Than One-dimensional.

From The Time I Was Twelve Years Old Until I Retired Last Year At The Age Of Fifty-seven, The Army Was My Life. I Loved Commanding Soldiers And Being Around People Who Had Made A Serious Commitment To Serve Their Country.