So shines a good deed... in a weary world.
— Gene Wilder
Interesting Thank A Veteran quotations
My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.
On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!
We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it until the test comes.
The most certain way of ensuring victory is to march briskly and in good order against the enemy, always endeavouring to gain ground.
Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation.
With the tears a Land hath shed. Their graves should ever be green.
To the Cold War veterans here, know that your steadfast efforts preserved a delicate balance, and, because of you, the global war that many feared never came to pass. We are thankful for you, as we are for all the veterans here with us.
As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men have made in Iraq, and continue to make in Afghanistan.
Today is Veterans Day. Thank you to all our men and women who have served the United States armed forces. In honor of Veterans Day we are marching out a few jokes that have already served.
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.
At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion that genuinely changes unsustainable spending trajectories while preserving U.S. defense capacity.
Stache’s attack was perfectly timed, thanks to his veteran-pirate grasp tactics—and a big piece if luck.