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Airmen Quotes

Tributes to service, fatherhood, and duty.

These airmen quotes are largely personal tributes, especially to fathers who served — one recalls a Tuskegee Airmen captain father who lived by fairness and ethics, another compares Montford Point Marines to the Tuskegee Airmen for their own service.

Your Guardians of Freedom is a new program that enables unit commanders and Airmen to quickly communicate with people affected by and interested in the mobilization and deployment of military people.

Quotes by Michael C. Burgess

My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy. When I was 15 we had a fight, and I didn't speak...

Quotes by Larry Elder

My dad was a Marine. He was one of the Montford Point Marines. Those are the equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen for Marines. He's a tough, tough guy.

Quotes by Larry Elder

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would...

Quotes by John W. Rogers, Jr.

Accounts Quotes

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been...

Quotes by Hugh Shelton

If we're going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries.

Quotes by David Hunt

I read many riveting escape-and-evade accounts of airmen and of the Resistance networks organized to hide them and then send them on grueling treks across the Pyrenees to safety. But it was the people I met in France and Belgium...

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

Growing up, I didn't really know who the Tuskegee Airmen were.

Quotes by Anthony Hemingway

'Home' is an important word for our soldiers, sailors, airmen and women. They regularly put their lives at risk in order to make us feel safe in our own homes while fighting to provide overseas communities with that same security.

Quotes by Anna Soubry

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these airmen quotes reference the historic Tuskegee Airmen?
Yes — one speaks of a father who served with the Tuskegee Airmen as a captain in the Air Force, describing him as principled and strong, someone who lived up to his commitments to others.
What are Montford Point Marines, as mentioned in these quotes?
They're described here as the Marine Corps equivalent of the Tuskegee Airmen — one speaker's father was a Montford Point Marine, called a tough, tough guy by his child.
Is there a quote about communication during deployment?
Yes — one describes a program called Guardians of Freedom that helps unit commanders and airmen quickly communicate with people affected by mobilization and Deployment.
Do any quotes mention family conflict connected to military service?
One mentions a fight with a father at age fifteen that led to a period of not speaking, adding a more complicated, human note to an otherwise admiring portrait.
What overall theme runs through these airmen quotes?
They center on fathers who served and the values, and occasional friction, passed down through that service. See our Dad quotes for more on that connection.

One quote also describes a program built to help units and families stay connected through Deployment. For more on family ties shaped by service, see our Dad quotes.