Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. -Douglas MacArthur Veteransday
Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. -Bernard Law Montgomery Veteransday
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 Veteransday
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. -George S. Patton Veteransday
Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. -Horatio Nelson Veteransday
The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for it. The people who wear our uniform and carry our rifles into combat are our kids, and our job is to support them, because they're protecting us. -Tom Clancy Veteransday
Our soldiers have nobly fought to protect freedom since our country's birth, and have fought to protect those that could not protect themselves, even in foreign lands when called upon. -John Linder Veteransday
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 Veteransday
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 Veteransday
Tragically, the effort to make America and the world safer and to defend freedom around the world is not without an enormous cost to this Nation in terms primarily of lost lives and those who bear the scars and the wounds of war, and their families who must bear these losses. -John Warner Veteransday
As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together, stand together with the Administration, but we will also question their policies when they shortchange veterans and military retirees. -Solomon Ortiz Veteransday
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 Veteransday
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world. -John Doolittle Veteransday
Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler. -Barbara Bush Veteransday
Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth. -Henrik Ibsen Veteransday
The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect. -Bill Frist Veteransday
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. -Arthur Ashe Veteransday
