Today is Veteran’s Day and it is right and appropriate that we as a nation and as individuals pay tribute to the men and women who so honorably served our country. Mere words don’t seem adequate to express the thanks our veterans deserve but I will share some quotes that I have found inspirational. It is my hope that they will in some small measure convey a portrait of the veteran who has defended and protected the rights we all have and the freedoms we all cherish.
And so, my fellow American ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. –John F. Kennedy
Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and it must be daily earned and refreshed- else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. –Dwight D. Eisenhower
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. –Margaret Thatcher
Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it. –Andrew Jackson
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.- George Washington
Eternal Vigilance is the price of liberty. Thomas Jefferson
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. –Albert Schweitzer
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, to risk his life, in a great cause. –Theodore Roosevelt
My Great Uncle Laverne Allen who went missing in action during World War II.
If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live. –Martin Luther King
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope on earth. –Abraham Lincoln
The American Veteran represents the best of humanity. Their unselfish service to their country can never be repaid. We owe them our freedom because it was not free. Thank you for your sacrifice, your vigilance, and your willingness to give your life so that America is still the last best hope on earth.
-Shelli