Military Memorial Quotes

Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?

Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die, and leave their children free, Bid Time and Nature gently spare The shaft we raise to them and thee.

"Dead upon the field of glory," Hero fit for song and story.

On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!

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

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.

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

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

They fell, but o'er their glorious grave Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

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

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of trauma, I will fear no concussion.

Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.

They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation.

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.

It is God's job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange a face to face meeting.

A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

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

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.

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

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

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.

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 truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

I consider it an indispensible duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God and those who have the superintendence of them into his Holy keeping.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

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.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

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

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.

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

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.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.