Famous Quotes & Sayings

Scott Evans

Today is a great day as we stand with you to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of the men and women of the 216th Engineer Battalion through what was a very long, challenging year in Iraq, ... It was indeed an honor to serve with the men and women who comprised the 216th.

Kit Bond

I pointed out on the floor last year, after Hurricane Katrina, we were very proud that one of our National Guard engineering battalions was called to Louisiana. And they did a magnificent job.

J. F. C. Fuller

In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading.

In a year from now, if there's not more battalions at Level One, I'll be concerned. Right now, I'm not,

At Dad's funeral, it was something. I think everyone was surprised to see the whole battalion of re-enactors there. We're family and that's really cool.

They do not bring battalions - they bring the leadership, the financial man, the demolition expert,

Geoff Hoon

A UK armored battle group consisting of the 1st Battalion the Black Watch and supporting units will deploy ... to relieve a U.S. unit for other tasks.

Some units have taken it down to the battalion level, that's how critical they see it,

I've been trying to tell him about all the little things that you have to deal with as battalion commander.

David Petraeus

The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a portion of Baghlan province. I think these are the first counterinsurgency operations conducted by any German element after World War II. And they did a very impressive job.

Basically, the battalion commander of any unit is responsible for anything that unit does or fails to do.

John Walsh

Sgt. Travis Arndt was a dedicated young infantry soldier doing a difficult job in a difficult time. We grieve his loss here in Iraq. ... The men of this battalion will not forget his contributions and his sacrifice and we will miss him dearly.

Sir, our Iraqi partners have been conducting battalion and Brigade-size operations since April. They have been planning and coordinating with other Iraqi security forces, such as the Iraqi police and local government agencies, preparing for this referendum. Sir, we as coalition forces, we have taken a supporting role only as they prepare to execute this referendum.

I see more soldiers daily than I did as a battalion commander.

I said, 'I want to talk to someone big,' ... Ten minutes later, we were with the battalion commander.

Susan Collins

It is ... discouraging to hear today that there is only one Iraqi battalion that is fully capable, ... It doesn't feel like progress.

Peter Scott

I think, on reflection, that it was a losing battle right from the start, but when we were - I mean, I was - the ultimate in any professional officer's career was to command a battalion or a regiment in operations, and that's exactly the way I looked at it, and certainly I wasn't too worried about whether the war was right or wrong.

Clint Eastwood

The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach.

My father, a captain in the 5th Battalion of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, landed in Normandy the day after D-Day.