Military
- William Walker (aviator), British World War I flying ace
- William George Walker (1863–1936), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William H.T. Walker (1816–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War
- William Stephen Walker (1822–1899), Confederate States Army brigadier general
- William Stewart Walker (1914–1999), World War II United States Army officer and Louisiana congressional candidate in 1964
- William Walker (RAF officer) (1913–2012), oldest survivor of the Battle of Britain
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (19121989)
“[I]t is a civil Cowardice to be backward in asserting what you ought to expect, as it is a military Fear to be slow in attacking when it is your Duty.”
—Richard Steele (16721729)
“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 OCasey (18841964)
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