Honor our Nation’s Brave hearts with these Inspirational Veterans Day Quotes and celebrate this day of valor and courage by sharing these quotes with your friends!
Inspirational Veterans Day Quotes
“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
“America’s Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.” – John Doolittle
“We sleep peaceably in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf.” – George Orwell
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton
“I think there is one higher office than President and I would call that patriot.” – Gary Hart
“In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.” -Barrack Obama
“The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” -Jeff Miller
“America without her soldiers would be like God without his angels.” – Claudia Pemberton
“Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.” -Charles B. Rangel
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” -Mark Twain
“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” – Winston Churchill
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”
“Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere 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.”
“Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.” – Charles B. Rangel
“The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” — Jeff Miller
“The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.” — Abraham Lincoln
“The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.” – Judd Gregg
“America’s Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.”– John Doolittle
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” – Jose Narosky
“Better than honor and glory, and History’s iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow men.” –Richard Watson Gilder
“We gather to remember, to honor those who’ve died,
And thank God for the veterans who still stand at our side.” – Greta Zwaan
“We owe an immeasurable debt to our veterans, to the fallen, and to the families who love them. Just as our servicemen and women have taken care of us, we must also take care of them. It is our sacred duty as a country to be there for our heroes when they need us most.” – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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“We recognize and celebrate the heroes of all of our veterans, we shall forever be grateful. You inspire and encourage us, your unselfishness, your courage, and your willingness to protect our freedom – no words can express our thanks.” – Kate Summers
“The thing we all had in common wasn’t muscle; it was the will to do whatever it takes.” — Chris Kyle
“America’s veterans deserve the very best health care because they’ve earned it.” — Jim Ramstad
“Americans never quit.” — Douglas MacArthur
“This country has not seen and probably will never know the true level of sacrifice of our veterans.” — Thomas M. Smith
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Short Inspirational Veterans Day Quotes
Thank you, for the cost you paid for our freedom, thank you for the freedom to live in safety and pursue happiness, for freedom of speech (thus my book), and for all the freedoms that we daily take for granted.” – Sara Niles
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” – Joseph Campbell
“Peace has victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?” – George Canning
“When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn’t over for the veterans or the family. It’s just starting.” — Karl Marlantes
“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” –Winston Churchill
“Regard your soldiers as your children; they will follow you into the deepest valleys. Look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death!” – Sun Tzu
“This is a day we remember the toil, blood, and battle on far distant soil. Lest we forget – lest our memories should fade, ’twas our boys that we lost, ’twas a high price they paid.” – Greta Zwaan
“The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.” – George Eliot
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” – Maya Angelou
“It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” – Norman Schwarzkopf
“For the veteran, thank you for bravely doing what you’re called to do so we can safely do what we’re free to do.” – Unknown
“Spending time with America’s soldiers is always inspiring.” – John Boehner
“Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go.”– Bernard Malamud
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it… it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” – Unknown
“America’s veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago.” – Steve Buyer
“Support our troops!” we cry, but I say, “Love our veterans!” And when he neglects church, take him cookies anyway. Sing him a song. Pet his cat.” – Chila Woychik