Since Vietnam, I have fought in every war this country fought in.

In Vietnam, I did that.

I didn’t want to sit behind a desk. I wanted to get into engineering and navigation.

Most of my career has been spent in countries where children are not well off.

You are doing 16 hours a day and trying to catch sleep when you can, and then you get a card like this. I carried this card with me, and it is going to stay...

For a man who has seen as much death as I have, it is important to connect with children. They are our salvation.

You read a letter like this and you get to sleep for a couple hours. It makes you feel good. That’s the whole point. It makes you feel good.