Quotes March 11, 2022

You could be a Green Beret and a kid could jump out from behind a building and hit you with a rock. No matter how tough you become in the military, there’s a way to die: there’s nothing safe about it.
Ice T
 
 
 
 
The green beret’ is again becoming a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom. I know the United States Army will live up to its reputation for imagination, resourcefulness, and spirit as we meet this challenge.
John F. Kennedy
 
 
 
 
No trooper, no special forces operative wants to sit behind a desk. We joined up to kick some doors down.
Ant Middleton
 
 
 
 
While my mother tried to stem my truancy, it would be a complete stranger – an Army Officer in the Special Forces home on leave – who would be the mentor to drive home my mother’s goal of getting me educated. His name was Saul Hassan.
In 1967, I signed up for the Army, where I earned an equivalency diploma, then went on to join the Special Forces. That was really was the turning point in my life. I became more disciplined and focused. I went overseas and was in combat, got wounded a couple of times, lost a lot of good friends but matured a great deal.
Richard Carmona
 
 
 
 
When I joined the special forces it was never for the money. It was for pure desire to serve in an elite unit.
The biggest thing I learned from being in the special forces is the decision-making process and also the willingness not to give up. You need to have a certain mindset. I call it a positive mindset.
It’s part of my Special Forces training. You’re taught to come up with a solutions, not look for excuses.
Nirmal Purja