War Is Not A Game... It Is A Terrible Thing
"War is a terrible, terrible thing! People die, people get hurt. During these different wars, that we've had, they don't show you enough of the people who never came back, the people who were badly wounded-have lost a leg, two legs, and arm, two arms, or in some cases even all four limbs-who have had half their faces blown away, people who have lost their minds from the shell-shock... It looks to a lot of young children as a very exciting and adventurous thing-to go to war and to shoot at each other. It is not a game! It doesn't start and then end, like a movie does. The consequences of the war and the damages that it does last for the rest of your life! You younger boys of this day-and-age, should learn that, again, war is not a game! And if you hear friends of yours who talk of armed intervention, try to convince them-war is terrible! It's not something you want to encourage, you want to avoid it at all costs!"—John Mannoia

Life Is Precious
"In conclusion, I think I can say that the one thing being in the service, and going through a war, and seeing all the death and destruction it makes you really know how valuable life is!"—James Baehren

Too Much Power
"...I've been a very lucky person because I came close to getting killed about 8 or 10 times. Also, it made me realize that no one person should ever get the power that Adolf Hitler had. He had too much power. He was the cause, directly or indirectly, of the deaths of 50 million people."—Mickie McLaughin

The Veteran who fought for you!
"…He has all kinds of handicaps. He did…He…He did this for you!"—Charles Seibold

Thank you for your sacrifice! You will never be forgotten...