Political Quotes

“it is an honor to talk about a good friend of ours, Woody Williams, here with my fellow Senator from the West Virginia, to talk about our fellow West Virginian, Hershel ``Woody'' Williams. He is just an incredible, incredible, individual. He turned 98 just, I think, last week. So he was born in 1923, which was the same year my father was born. Woody and I have talked about this because when I see him, I see my dad and that generation. My dad is no longer with us. You know, they did incredible things at such a young age. One day, I was honored to sit next to Woody on an airplane flying home. He travels all over. It is amazing where he goes and what he does. He told me his whole story of joining the Marines and signing up for the Marines and why he wanted to do it. He was a country boy, just born--they didn't really actually know when he was born. He didn't have a full birth certificate. And he is a little guy. He wasn't quite big enough to maybe get--be able to join, and he worried about that. He was 17, but nobody really knew how old he was. I asked him: Well, what was your attraction of being in the Marines? He said one day he was in town and he saw this guy walk by, and he was fully dressed in a Marine uniform. And he said: I want to be that guy. I want to wear that uniform. And he persevered, as he has in every aspect of his life. There are so many, as Senator Manchin said, so many brave from that ``greatest generation'' that served in World War II.…”