1.   As a decorated Super Bowl veteran, Parcells at least gets to show up the next morning and blame his team.

2.   Ashcroft aides said the jut-jawed earnestness of Mueller, a decorated Marine Corps veteran, and his intelligence had impressed Ashcroft.

3.   At the Pentagon briefing, West staunchly defended his decisions to allow the exceptions for space in the cemetery normally reserved for highly decorated veterans.

4.   Both officers are decorated veterans of Vietnam who have significant experience navigating Pentagon politics in Washington.

5.   Both senators are decorated Vietnam veterans.

6.   A highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who also served as a commander in the Persian Gulf, McCaffrey has held various senior posts.

7.   A key negotiator will be Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., a decorated Vietnam veteran who strongly supports normalization.

8.   Both were decorated combat veterans, and four-star admirals.

9.   Carter is a decorated Vietnam war veteran who is well-respected on Wall Street for the years of growth he oversaw at State Street.

10.   Dole, a decorated World War II veteran, is a hero children can respect, Molinari said.