It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

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.

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

The precondition to freedom is security.

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.