- Arthur Koestler
The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums.
- Sun Tzu
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys. Look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death!
- Allan Keller
The only war is the war you fought in. Every veteran knows that.
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war.
- Publius Cornelius Tacitus
In valor there is hope.
- James Baker
If you're not gonna pull the trigger, don't point the gun.
- Abraham Lincoln
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
- Frederick the Great
The most certain way of insuring victory is to march briskly and in good order against the enemy, always endeavouring to gain ground.
- François de la Rochefoucauld
Perfect valor is to behave, without witnesses, as one would act were all the world watching.
- Richard Watson Gilder
Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen,
Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.
- Michel de Montaigne
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lord, bid war's trumpet cease;
Fold the whole earth in peace.
- Elmer Davis
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
- Thomas Dunn English
But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.
- Maya Angelou
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming, life-promoting values.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Have the courage to act instead of react.
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.
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
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.
America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it.
America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago.
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.
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.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
