Thank You Veteran Quotes

While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.

Randy Neugebauer

Country, Veterans Day, Military

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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

Country, Veterans Day, Sacrifice

"Fighting for Those Who Fight for Us" by Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2013.

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America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.

John Doolittle

Country, Veterans Day, Us Veterans

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Ronald Reagan

Veterans Day, Freedom, Our Veterans

Labor Day Address at Liberty State Park, delivered 1 September 1980, Jersey City, New Jersey

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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

Country, Veterans Day, Memorial Day

Thomas Dunn English (1885). “The Boy's Book of Battle-lyrics: A Collection of Verses Illustrating Some Notable Events in the History of the United States of America, from the Colonial Period to the Outbreak of the Sectional War”

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Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

Sun Tzu

Thank You, Veterans Day, Art

Sun Tzu “Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)”, Charles River Editors

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It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.

Dick Durbin

Veterans Day, Illinois, Speech

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How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

Maya Angelou

Strong Women, Veterans Day, Courage

"Celebrating Our She-roes" by Jill S. Tietjen, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2014.

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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.

Judd Gregg

Country, Veterans Day, Military

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From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.

John Hoeven

Country, Veterans Day, War

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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.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational, Memorial Day, Freedom

Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Veterans Day, Peace, War

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Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Courage, Veterans Day, Strong

Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

Jeff Miller

Thanksgiving, Country, Gratitude

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We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.

Jennifer Granholm

Thank You, Gratitude, Veterans Day

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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

Elmer Davis

Country, Courage, Veterans Day

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

John F. Kennedy

Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving

Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.836, Best Books on

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You'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us.

Jim Davis

Veterans Day, Grateful, Us Veterans

"'Garfield' creator apologizes for ill-timed Veterans Day comic strip", www.cnn.com. November 12, 2010.

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On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.

Dan Lipinski

Veterans Day, American Veterans, Us Veterans

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Because all of us believe and understand in the fabric of the common bond of why we call ourselves American is to care for the men and women who wear the uniform; and when they take off the uniform, we care for them when they are veterans.

Steve Buyer

Veterans Day, Believe, Men

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Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

Otto von Bismarck

Veterans Day, Military, War

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We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

Douglas MacArthur

Veterans Day, Witty, Military

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I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions that improve the quality of life for struggling families - I don't believe that government should bend to serve the needs of subsidized multi-national corporations and entitled billionaires.

Moby

Veterans Day, Children, Believe

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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Freedom, Believe, Feet

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History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Ronald Reagan

Veterans Day, Money, Peace

United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1984). “Ronald Reagan”

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