Military Affairs Aficionado Pillows

Joe Goes Home

"I spent 18-plus years, $2 trillion and around 2,400 dead soldiers in Afghanistan, and all I got was. . . this lousy turban."

"You're very interesting, for a civilian."

Neo-International Law

'This is the only part of my old Army uniform that still fits.'

"Don't you think it's time we talked about Operation Doug?"

Military Medals

'You can come down a peg. Mesopotamia gave the world bureaucracy, you know.'

"The first one is for graduating from basic training. The rest are classified."

'General, please hire large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny.'

Mission Kinda Accomplished

"Weather like this plagued my retreat from Moscow."

Armed forces waiting with nothing to do.

Lost around a military base.

'Trust me, you're not going to need an alarm clock.'

Family Salutes as Father Comes Home.

Kamikaze Colour

"That's my dad back when he was, like, militarized."

'Son...old soldiers don't die...they just get medal fatigue.'

Siege of Vicksburg - Sappers Approach Confederate Fortifications

"This one is for not complaining about stretched too thin handling domestic and foreign crises."

'You must have misunderstood, dear -- I'm sure they don't sell old generals at government auctions!'

'You know the rules, private - no pets!'

"It's General Douglas MacArthur."

"Lemming Boot Camp"

Verbal Orders

The camouflage in vietnam was more comfortable

Vladimir Putin.

'I never saw a tracer bullet that I didn't admire for color, clarity and swiftness.'

Trilby - 'Dodor in his glory'.