The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. — Jeff Miller
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. — Charles Rangel
We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay. — Doc Hastings
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world. — John Doolittle
Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called. — Bill Shuster
Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices. — Harry S. Truman
Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause. — Abraham Lincoln
Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice. — Barack Obama
Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel! — Winfield Scott
If you can't afford to take care of your # veterans , then don't go to war. — Bernie Sanders
It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans. — Tom Udall
We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually. — Rahm Emanuel
Let the generations know that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom. — Mary Edwards Walker
But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics. — Tim Holden
Veteran Appreciation Quotes
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. — Cynthia Ozick
The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation. — George Washington
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars. — George C. Marshall
Some days I wish I could go back in life. Not to change anything, but to feel a few things twice.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. — Ronald Reagan
It is God's job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting. — Norman Schwarzkopf
Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers. — Aristotle
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? — George Canning
The most certain way of ensuring victory is to march briskly and in good order against the enemy, always endeavouring to gain ground. — Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. — Zell Miller
There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace. — Ronald Reagan
Memorial Day Quotes
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life. — Bob Marley
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. — Charles R. Swindoll
Good memories are like charms...Each is special. You collect them, one by one, until one day you look back and discover they make a long, colorful bracelet. — James Patterson
Look forward to the future and look forward to the unknown. Nothing stays the same and people change. One day that hurt and pain will be a distant memory. — Angela Merkel
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave — Elijah Muhammad
Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. Its an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day. — Norton Juster
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies. — Moina Michael
But what is memory if not the language of feeling, a dictionary of faces and days and smells which repeat themselves like the verbs and adjectives in a speech, sneaking in behind the thing itself,into the pure present, making us sad or teaching us vicariously. — Julio Cortazar
It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. — Norman Schwarzkopf
There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness... The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I had to start life with, and on that capital I have made my way. — Andrew Jackson
Veteran Quotes
So shines a good deed... in a weary world. — Gene Wilder
I want you to know, that you deserve the best. You're beautiful. — Lil Wayne
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out. — Allen West
By interviewing at least one veteran, you can preserve memories that otherwise might be lost. My uncle was a downed fighter pilot and P.O.W. in World War II, and I am looking forward to recording his story for inclusion in the project. — Spencer Bachus
Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran mother. It can occur a few days... or a few months after childbirth. — Richard J. Codey
Postpartum depression is a very real and very serious problem for many mothers. It can happen to a first time mom or a veteran mother. It can occur a few days... or a few months after childbirth. — Richard Codey
Being veterans of the struggle to push back against fundamentalist Christians, American liberals are well acquainted with the pitfalls of the neoconservative flirtation with the religious-right. — Maajid Nawaz
War is organized murder, and nothing else. — Harry Patch
The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,... Apparently some in the Vietnamese government don't want to do that and that's their decision. — Ho Chi Minh
Heroes Day Quotes
The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men. — Minot Judson Savage
I consider it an indispensible duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God and those who have the superintendence of them into his Holy keeping. — George Washington
You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to any of your heroes. Become what you wish to be. — Andy Biersack
I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said 'No... but I served in a company of heroes.' — Richard Winters
Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. — Kevin Costner
And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. — Joseph Rodman Drake
Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me. — Fred Rogers
The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. — Mark Twain
I hope that some day scientists can be considered heroes again, instead of Paris Hilton. — Walter Isaacson
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. — Sidney Sheldon
Patriot Day Quotes
The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. — Edward Abbey
The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things. — Condoleezza Rice
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. — William Faulkner
Of the people, by the people, for the people. — Sun Yat-sen
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she's something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of. — Emily Carr
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. — Harry S. Truman
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. — Albert Einstein
Ev'ry heart beats true 'neath the Red, White and Blue — George M. Cohan
July 4th ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion. — John Adams
In Flanders fields the poppies blow. — John McCrae
In valor there is hope. — Tacitus
Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. — Winston Churchill
Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for. — Norman Schwarzkopf
The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. — Patrick Henry
Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men. — Richard Watson Gilder
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?" — Eve Merriam
But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye. — Thomas Dunn English
As a veteran of many campaigns, I know how important it is not let up in the last few days. — Nicola Sturgeon
On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! — Thomas William Parsons
I was there. I saw your sons and your husbands, your brothers and your sweethearts. I saw how they worked, played, fought, and lived. I saw some of them die. I saw more courage, more good humor in the face of discomfort, more love in an era of hate and more devotion to duty than could exist under tyranny. — Bob Hope
War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of. — Sebastian Junger
You've been told that you're broken, that you're damaged goods and should be labeled victims. I don't buy it. The truth, instead, is that you are the only folks with the skills, determination, and values to ensure American dominance in this chaotic world. — James Mattis
No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck. — Erich Maria Remarque
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. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers. — Zach Wamp
Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men — George S. Patton
Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred. Veterans' Day is not. So I will throw Veterans' Day over my shoulder. Armistice Day I will keep. I don't want to throw away any sacred things. What else is sacred? Oh, Romeo and Juliet, for instance. And all music is. — Kurt Vonnegut
Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. — Winston Churchill
You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth. — Ronald Reagan
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below — John McCrae
When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting. — Karl Marlantes
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields. — John McCrae
One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are. — Walter Isaacson
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it until the test comes. — Carl Sandburg
All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service. — Oliver North
Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. — Winston Churchill
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. — Pete Hegseth
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