Military
- Thomas Kelly (Medal of Honor) (died 1920), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient during the Spanish–American War
- Thomas J. Kelly (Medal of Honor) (1923–1988), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient during World War II
- Thomas Kelly (GC) (1928–1947), British Merchant Navy seaman and George Cross recipient
- General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, Irish/British General, originally Thomas Kelly
Read more about this topic: Thomas Kelly
Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“I’m not a military man, Captain. War holds no romance for me. The side effects are repulsive.”
—Richard Bluel, and Henry Hathaway. Major Hugh Tarkington (Clinton Greyn)
“Who are we? And for what are we going to fight? Are we the titled slaves of George the Third? The military conscripts of Napoleon the Great? Or the frozen peasants of the Russian Czar? No—we are the free born sons of America; the citizens of the only republic now existing in the world; and the only people on earth who possess rights, liberties, and property which they dare call their own.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)