And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
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. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I never considered myself a fall guy. I know what I did. I know why I did it. I'm not ashamed of it. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I thought using the Ayatollah's money to support the Nicaraguan resistance was a neat idea. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me during the so-called Iran-Contra hearings. But if they didn't ask me about something, I wasn't about to reveal things that would put other people in jeopardy. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I was authorized to do everything that I did. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
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. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
I'm still in touch with a lot people who continue to serve our country well. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was a dozen years ago. I still feel that way. I think he changed the world for the better for my children and my children's children. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
In World War II, the book you have in front of you, it was said and it is probably true, that there was not a single American who did not know the name of somebody serving in uniform. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
The terrorists that we are up against today do not rely upon cell phones and SAT phones and emails. They rely on couriers. You cannot intercept what a courier is telling somebody. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0
Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story. Oliver North American Soldier More Oliver North Quotes 0