Heroes Day Quotes

And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.

Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves.

Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

While we can never truly repay the debt we owe our heroes, the least we should do for our brave veterans is to ensure that the government takes a proactive approach to delivering the services and benefits they have earned, so they can access the care they need and so richly deserve.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

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.

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

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.

I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did.

They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation.

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.

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.

The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

We shall pay any price, bear any burden, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

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.

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

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

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

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free.

All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.