“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.” NeedsCountryBehindsCitizensPromiseCommitmentSoldierVietnamVeteranMarineOur Veterans Author:John F. Kerry
“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.” MadePromiseObligationAdministrationVeteranShamefulOur Veterans Author:Doc Hastings
“I think there's where we can enlist the veterans service organizations, the veterans of America, because, yes, let's fix the V.A., but we will never let it be privatized, and that is a promise.” ThinkingAmericaPromiseOrganizationVeteran Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump has broken his first promise [to release taxes]. Second he stood on this stage last week and when Hillary said you haven't been paying taxes, he said, that makes me smart. So it's smart not to pay for our military. It's smart not to pay for veterans, it's smart not to pay for teachers and I guess all of us who do pay for those things I guess we're stupid.” FirstsSaidLastsPayTeacherWeekStageMilitaryHavensStupidBrokenTrumpPromiseTaxesSmartReleaseVeteranPaying Taxes Author:Tim Kaine
“I think the President's decision to withdraw the United States, to keep a campaign promise in Iraq, without leaving a stay-behind force was a mistake, and I hear that from veterans in Wyoming and from parents who lost children fighting in Iraq. We're seeing it, though, around the world. When we, the United States leads a vacuum anywhere, that emboldens others to go in, when there is no sense of deterrence by the United States that lets bad actors move and fill the void.” ThinkingWorldChildrenMovingFightingParentDecisionMistakePromiseLeavingVeteran Author:John Barrasso
“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.” RememberPromiseSacredObligationVeteranOne LinerVeterans DayOur VeteransLive FreeHonoring VeteransHonoring Our VeteransVeterans Day Thank YouGreat Veterans DayThank A VeteranThank You VeteranVeterans Day InspirationalVeterans Day PoemsHappy Veterans DayVeteran AppreciationFunny Veterans DayVeterans Day AppreciationAmerican VeteransUs VeteransVeterans Day RemembranceChristian Veterans DayService And SacrificeThanking Our VeteransVeterans BraveryWounded Veterans Author:Dan Lipinski
“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.” MenLongTodayMilitaryHonorPromiseBenefitsMen And WomenUniformsVeteranVeterans DayOur VeteransOverdueHonoring Our VeteransVeterans Day Poems Author:Solomon Ortiz
“I also believe our country made a promise to veterans and their families. Veterans have kept their end of the bargain, and now, the VA is looking to pull out the rug.” BelieveMadeEndsCountryPromiseOur CountryVeteranBargainsBargaining Author:Ellen Tauscher