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
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The military mind is indeed a menace. Old-fashioned futurity that sees only men fighting and dying in smoke and fire; hears nothing more civilized than a cannonade; scents nothing but the stink of battle-wounds and blood.”
—Sean O’Casey (1884–1964)
“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)
“The transformation of the impossible into reality is always the mark of a demonic will. The only way to recognize a military genius is by the fact that, during the war, he will mock the rules of warfare and will employ creative improvisation instead of tested methods and he will do so at the right moment.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)