Veterans Quotes

The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

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.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

A few honest men are better than numbers.

The thing is this: You got to have fun while you're fightin' for freedom, 'cause you don't always win.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

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.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

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.

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism.

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.

The sanctity of our battlefields, monuments, and veterans institutions is of utmost importance to preserve military history and pay respect to those who fought.

It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

I go where the sound of thunder is.

I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.

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.