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. – Thucydides
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
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. – Douglas MacArthur
In valor, there is hope. – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Freedom is never free. – Unknown
The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. – Jeff Miller
To be a veteran, one must know and determine one’s price for freedom. – Unknown
Veterans are angels in disguise, teaching us how to live selflessly and love fully. – Unknown
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. – Joseph Campbell
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. – Cynthia Ozick
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. – Edmund Burke
It is better to have fought and lost than never to have fought at all. – Arthur Hugh Clough
Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans; it’s 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
Veterans Quotes – Inspiring Words from Those Who Serve part 2
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers. – John F. Kennedy
Our veterans have fought hard for our country and kept us safe. We owe them a debt of gratitude. – Unknown
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him. – G.K. Chesterton
Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point. – C.S. Lewis
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. – Charles B. Rangel
A soldier is not just a person in a uniform; a soldier is someone who is willing to sacrifice everything for their country. – Unknown
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. – José Narosky
Only the dead have seen the end of war. – Plato
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. – President Harry S. Truman
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. – Benjamin Disraeli
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
The soldier is the army. No army is better than its soldiers. The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country. – George S. Patton Jr.
God of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation, which besets all of us in battle, shall not blind me to my duty to my own manhood, to the glory of my calling, and to my responsibility to my fellow soldiers. Grant to our armed forces that disciplined valor and mutual confidence which insures success in war. Let me not mourn for the men who have died fighting, but rather let me be glad that such heroes have lived. If it be my lot to die, let me do so with courage and honor in a manner which will bring the greatest harm to the enemy, and please, oh Lord, protect and guide those I shall leave behind. Give us the victory, Lord. – General George Patton’s Prayer
The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree. – Thomas Campbell
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
They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this nation. – Henry Ward Beecher
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. – James Allen
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. – Laurence Binyon
Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it. – Unknown
For love of country, they accepted death. – James A. Garfield
A soldier is someone who understands that great love and great achievements involve great risk. – Unknown
To the brave men and women who served and sacrificed for our country, we owe a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. – Unknown
In memory of many, in honor of all. – Unknown
Never was so much owed by so many to so few. – Winston Churchill
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
America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels. – Claudia Pemberton
The only war is the war you fought in. Every veteran knows that. – Allan Keller
A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America for an amount of up to and including their life. – Unknown
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. – Elmer Davis
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. – Mark Twain
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. – G.K. Chesterton
Never give up, never surrender. – Unknown
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