Roger Staubach Quotes

Once an Armyman, always an Armyman.

One day, you'll get out of the Marine Corps; you'll put your uniform up, but you'll never not be a Marine.

I just love the Corps. I love the brotherhood, the camaraderie. I thank anyone in uniform who serves their fellow man. I love this country for so many reasons. We have such a great country here, and it's worth defending, and it's worth sacrificing for.

I was a Marine for 41 years, and it wasn't long enough. We enjoy putting on that uniform.

My military experience... I can recall so many different emotions from that.

I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.

There is only one Army in which you serve. When that identity is gone, it is gone forever.

Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.

The Washington Redskin fan base represents honor, represents respect, represents pride.

As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'

Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering.

When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world.

Years go by, but the heart of what we all fight and die for at the core is the same. We fight and die for love and our family and our land and for what's ours. We do things for something as simple as pride.

I have such a profound respect for what they do day in and day out. This USO tour is especially meaningful because of the friends I have met and I am honored to be apart of it.

Spending time with the military certainly lends itself to some remarkable experiences, and I've been privileged to have had my share.

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.

I never thought anyone would pity me because of my time in the Marine Corps.

The Army's always had a special place in my heart.

National honor is national property of the highest value.

I'm proud to have served there for 12 months with Alpha Company of the 39th Infantry.

Aldo is one guy. Barao is another one. We're friends, we're teammates, but it's a fight. Each one will defend his name.

Contrary to what most of Hollywood will tell you, the men and women of our armed forces are the best among us. Not only because of how they serve, but because they are able to find the best in each other... And they are able to encapsulate the best in all of us.

These guys that were standing up to fight, for the most part, had pride in their country, and they wanted to do the best, and they wanted to go out and fight, and I was as close to these Afghans as I was to the Marines.

I share a special bond with Ajax. I think we are a special club. And we're known for our philosophy around the world.

Renoir had a strong feeling about his fellow soldiers. He'd never disrespect them by putting the war down.