Military
- John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852–1925), British army officer, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I
- John French, 2nd Earl of Ypres (1881–1958), British soldier and artist, son of the 1st Earl
- Jack French (John Alexander French, 1914–1942), Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“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)
“We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
“Personal prudence, even when dictated by quite other than selfish considerations, surely is no special virtue in a military man; while an excessive love of glory, impassioning a less burning impulse, the honest sense of duty, is the first.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)