And the Sonoma County veterans who have died in war to date have all been men. We didn't pick it, that's the way it is.

The Caucus I joined in 1953 had as many Boer War veterans as men who had seen active service in World War II, three from each. The Ministry appointed on 5th December 1972 was composed entirely of ex-servicemen: Lance Barnard and me.

None of us looked at it as a gender thing.

Almost any veterans of foreign wars can tell you war stories, especially after a couple of beers.

As I walked the beaches with the American veterans who had returned for this anniversary, men in their sixties and seventies, and listened to their stories, I was deeply moved and profoundly grateful for all they had done,

If it happens, it happens, ... we're not looking specifically for Iraq war veterans.