Best Our Veterans Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“I think our veterans certainly deserve and have earned the best health care in the world.”

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Author:Phil Roe

“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”

Author:Billy Graham

“We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.”

“When I was in Vietnam I learned a lot about the promises that soldiers make to each other. The Marines have a promise to never leave behind their dead. In this country, as citizen soldiers, we need to make the commitment to each other that we will never leave our veterans behind.”

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Author:John F. Kerry

“I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day.”

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Author:Laurie Halse Anderson

“Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive members of our civilian community.”

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Author:Charles Rangel

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

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Author:Doc Hastings

“The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the recent failures of the Veterans Administration so shameful.”

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Author:Doc Hastings

“When I'm president of the United States, we're going to have a VA that cares more about our veterans than about the bureaucrats who work at the VA.”

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Author:Marco Rubio

“Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.”

Source: Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time

“Oklahomans value our children and our seniors. Oklahomans value traditions of faith. Oklahomans value our heroes, our veterans. Oklahomans value innovation and the creative arts.”

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Author:Brad Henry

“The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duty from the front line.”

“Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.”

“Our veterans connect generations and Canadians. As a country and as individuals, we gain in pride and in purpose from their deeds and their service.”

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Author:Paul Martin

“In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose.”

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Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“While von Clausewitz said, 'War is the continuation of policy (politics) by other means,' when considering the welfare of our men and women in uniform, their families, our veterans and survivors, don't let politics drive your decisions.”

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Author:Joe Heck

“From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.”

“Have the courage to act instead of react.”

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Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

“If you listen closely to the voices of our veterans, you understand that yes, they all returned from war changed, but what never changed is this: They never forgot your generosity. They never forgot the power of opportunity. They never forgot the American dream.”

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Author:Michael Mullen

“Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation.”

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Author:Patty Murray

“It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.”

“We salute our veterans of Pearl Harbor and World War II, whose sacrifices saved democracy during a dark hour. In their memory, a new generation of our Armed Forces goes forward against new enemies in a new era. Once again, we pledge to defend freedom, secure our homeland, and advance peace around the world. Americans have been tested before, and our Nation will triumph again.”

“Our veterans deserve the very best, and that means ensuring that America's veterans receive high-quality services and cares when they come back home.”

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Author:Elizabeth Warren

“I put the Vietnam War behind me a long time ago, and what I wanted to (do) among other things was help veterans also be able to come all the way home as some of our veterans have not been able to do. But I harbor no anger nor rancor. I'm a better man for my experience, and I'm grateful for having the opportunity of serving.”

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Author:John McCain

“It is time to acknowledge the extraordinary sacrifice of all of our veterans. While many Massachusetts soldiers served our nation in a period technically dubbed 'peacetime,' they restored American pride in the wake of Vietnam and helped bring a successful end to the Cold War. The service of these men and women was not without cost. There are countless stories of soldiers who served with great distinction only to be denied veteran status after returning home. Every man and woman who volunteered to serve this country should be treated with the same degree of respect, gratitude and dignity.”

“Our veterans know the meaning of service better than anyone else and they aren't about to quit working when they come home. The best reward we can provide our vets for their service isn't a medal or a check; it's a livelihood and a means of supporting themselves and their families.”

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Author:Mitt Romney

“Republicans talk a good game about veterans, but when it came to put money on the line to protect our veterans, frankly, they were not there.”

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Author:Bernie Sanders

“It's quite a traumatic thing for a lot of our veterans that come back... You're in a war zone, you're dodging IED's and bullets one day and a couple days later you're back in society again with a bunch of people that have no idea of what you've been through.”

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Author:Charlie Daniels

“I offer a better way for America with ideas that actually work, a reformed tax code that rewards free enterprise instead of just enterprising lobbyists. A reformed health care system that operates by free choice instead of by force and doesn't leave you answering to cold, clueless bureaucrats. A commitment to a renewed commitment to building a 21st Century military and giving our veterans the care that they were promised and the care that they earned.”

“I can't imagine anybody disagrees with President Trump when he says, if we don't take care of our veterans, who are we really as a nation?”

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Author:Kellyanne Conway

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

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Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963

“I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home. And what we can now do is free up some resources, to, for example, put Americans back to work, especially our veterans, rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our schools, making sure that, you know, our veterans are getting the care that they need when it comes to post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, making sure that the certifications that they need for good jobs of the future are in place.”

“As Commander in Chief, I will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those who would do us harm. But after a decade of war, I think we all recognize we've got to do some nation building here at home, rebuilding our roads, our bridges and especially caring for our Veterans who sacrificed so much for our freedom.”

“I would love to see more investment to help our veterans. Donald Trump is talking about investing in the military - I imagine he wants to invest on the war side, but what we really need is to take care of our veterans, and invest in the VA hospitals, provide better mental health treatment, and help them find housing. That is a stain on America for all of us - Republican and Democrat.”

“No administration in recent times has been able to tackle the needs of our veterans. On that, I do want to see Donald Trump successful. But in terms of his travel ban and immigration policy, I don't want to see him successful.”

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Author:Nina Turner

“The issue of torture, connected to American soldiers, is not somewhere most people want to linger. We may not want to confront this issue so much in the U.S. because of how we want to think about our veterans. There's the sense that we want to think of our veterans as - if they're damaged, damaged by something glamorous, like a firefight.”

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Author:Russell Banks

“The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.”

“But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.”

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Author:Nick Lampson

“Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.”

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Author:Nick Lampson

“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”

Source: Lincoln on Democracy

“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.”

“Our Nation must provide sufficient access to healthcare, adequate benefits, and the supplemental resources our veterans were promised and so dearly need. We owe our heroes no less.”

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Author:Dan Lipinski

“I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy.”

“Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.”

Source: The Natural: A Novel

“The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.”

“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”

“Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation. Unfortunately, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have not lived up to this duty.”

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Author:Patty Murray

“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.”

“To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and women in uniform today and provide long overdue benefits for the veterans and military retirees who have already served.”

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Author:Solomon Ortiz

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

Book:A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982

Source: A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982

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