“For women to be supplying the soldiery with banners, flannel shirts and other material comforts was, superficially, all of a piece with their ministrations to their menfolk at home. Such contributions to the war effort were socially acceptable because they could be seen as an extension into the military sphere of the traditional female virtues of charity, nurture and needlework. Yet in reality what the women were doing represented the thin end of a far more radical wedge. Consciously or not, these female patriots were staking out a civic role for themselves. And many of them relished it.” WarEndsHomeRealityEffortRolesVirtuePiecesMilitaryMaterialsComfortFemaleCharityTraditionalRadicalShirtsContributionSpheresAcceptablePatriotNurtureExtensionsCivicsBannerBritish HistoryWedgesFlannelsNeedlework Author:Linda Colley
“So it's not a matter of the military lying to the press, but it's the job of the military to deny the press any information that will provide aid and comfort to the enemy.” MatterJobsLyingEnemyMilitaryInformationComfortPressesDenyAids Author:David Hackworth
“The thing about the Air Force or any branch of the military is that all of us were plucked away from our homes and our comfort zones and our families. So there was a solidarity in the military, a brotherhood.” HomeForceAirMilitaryComfortOur FamilyBranchesZoneBrotherhoodSolidarityComfort ZoneAir Force Author:Jon Huertas
“Most people may not realize the tremendous value that therapy/companion/comfort animals have for the purposes of easing the suffering of those with PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), particularly within the military.” PeopleMayPurposeSufferingValuesRealizingAnimalBrainMilitaryComfortTherapyInjuryCompanionPtsdBrain InjuryTraumatic Brain Injury Author:Ken Wahl
“Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam.” InspirationalWarMotivationalAmericaLostRoomsHistoryMilitaryTelevisionComfortVietnamVietnam WarBrutalityBattlefieldsLiving Room Author:Marshall McLuhan