Honoring our Veterans

Saturday, November 11 is Veterans’ Day.

For our nation, it is an opportunity to express our gratitude to those who have served in the armed forces to protect us, our rights, and our many privileges.

Our first President of the United States, George Washington, had this to say about America’s Veterans:

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”

10 Quotes to Inspire You:

Here are 10 quotes that I hope will inspire each of us to reflect, be grateful, and then to personally thank a veteran for their service:

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

— Ronald Reagan 

2. “Caring for Veterans shouldn’t be a partisan issue. It should be an American one.”

— Jennifer Granholm

3.  “In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.”

— José Narosky

4.  “In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and grave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”

— Mark Twain

5.  “These men were wrongfully rejected, the Veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam.”

— Neil Sheehan

6.  “In the aftermath, we are because they were.”

— R. J. Heller, from “Holding Grace: Prose & Poetry”

7.  “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

— Winston Churchill

8.  “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.”

— Abraham Lincoln

 9.  “My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place — police, firefighters, and members of our armed forces.”

— Sidney Sheldon

10.  “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”

— Elmer Davis

To All our Veterans:
Thank You and God Bless!