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A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.
Oct 1, 2025
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.
One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.
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.
America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago.
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.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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.
Twenty-five million veterans are living among us today. These men and women selflessly set aside their civilian lives to put on the uniform and serve us.
The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
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.
This year's Veterans Day celebration is especially significant as our country remains committed to fighting the War on Terror and as brave men and women are heroically defending our homeland.
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.
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.
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours.
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
There never was a good war or a bad revolution.
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
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.
Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.
We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: "Mother, what was war?"
Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.
Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.
But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.