Military
- Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., 1932 – World War II Medal of Honor recipient killed in the Battle of Tarawa
- James Caldwell, A.B. 1759 American Revolutionary soldier and chaplain
- James Robb Church, 1888 – Medal of Honor recipient, Spanish-American War
- Glen Edwards, M.S. 1947 – U.S. Air Force test pilot
- Andrew Goodpaster, A.M. 1949, M.S.E. 1949, Ph.D. 1950 – Supreme Allied Commander, Europe for NATO
- Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee A.B. 1773 – American Revolutionary cavalry officer, father of Robert E. Lee
- Gordon Johnston, A.B. 1896 – Medal of Honor recipient, Philippine–American War
- David Petraeus, M.P.A. 1985 Ph.D. 1987 – Former commander of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and United States Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), USCENTCOM, and Multi-National Force - Iraq; former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
- Elliott White Springs, A.B. 1917 – World War I flying ace and memoirist.
- Tamon Yamaguchi, 1921–1923, Japanese Admiral killed at the Battle of Midway.
- Nathaniel Scudder an American physician and patriot leader during the Revolutionary War.
- James Millikin Bevans – U.S. Air Force Major General
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)
“My faith is the grand drama of my life. I’m a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colours for those who see none.”
—Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
“In all sincerity, we offer to the loved ones of all innocent victims over the past 25 years, abject and true remorse. No words of ours will compensate for the intolerable suffering they have undergone during the conflict.”
—Combined Loyalist Military Command. New York Times, p. A12 (October 14, l994)