Brigade Quotes

You have written a new chapter in 1st Brigade history. It is a story of soldiers, men and women, who came together in a time of crisis to answer the country's call. - Col. David Elicerio

With the number of units available, they are coming to the point where they simply were not going to have enough brigades. There is a recognition that the number has to come down because of the stress that was being placed on the force. - Dan Goure

When I made the model of what I wanted, I looked at what the Brigade was and did the opposite. The Brigade didn't make it and they had no right making it. They didn't market the team, they ignored the community, and they didn't tie into the wealth of talent in Section V. We're doing everything right. - Dave McCarthy

What I've asked for is essentially to have a strong mobile combat arms capability... That's probably about two brigades worth of combat power, if not more. - John Abizaid

What I found particularly disturbing in her testimony was her complete unwillingness to either understand or accept that many of the problems inherent in the 800th MP Brigade were caused or exacerbated by poor leadership and the refusal of her command to both establish and enforce basic standards and principles among its soldiers. - Janis Karpinski

Wes Clark has been a superb battalion commander and will be a superb brigade commander. He is an officer of the rarest potential and will clearly rise to senior general officer rank. - Colin Powell

We want to extend our adolescence as long as we can. I.O., Upright Citizens Brigade and 'SNL' have enabled me to do that. - Amy Poehler

We have put on this service to recognise the police, the fire brigade and the nurses in the health sector and to highlight the sterling contribution they have been making in this community. We know that many times their service goes unnoticed and so as a fraternal we have decided to highlight them. - Donald Johnson

We have a well-trained fire brigade that was right on top of it. They made the call to call the fire trucks in. - Tony Smith

We always look to where our units come from. They are solidifying themselves as part of that brigade's history. And for them to come back and face the possibility of having to roll up their brigade colors, they take a hit. - Capt. Cory Angell