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The real war will never get in the books. ~ Walt Whitman
Memorial Day quotes by Walt Whitman
When we ponder that vast throng who have died honorably defending home and hearth, we contemplate those immortal words, 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.' The feelings of heartfelt gratitude for the supreme sacrifice made by so many cannot be confined to a Memorial Day, a military parade, or a decorated grave. ~ Thomas S. Monson
Memorial Day quotes by Thomas S. Monson
Their silent wounds have speech
More eloquent than men;
Their tones can deeper reach
Than human voice or pen. ~ William Robert Woodman
Memorial Day quotes by William Robert Woodman
Then imitate the action of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. ~ William Shakespeare
Memorial Day quotes by William Shakespeare
As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out. ~ Allen West
Memorial Day quotes by Allen West
Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose. ~ Frank Knox
Memorial Day quotes by Frank Knox
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. ~ Jeff Miller
Memorial Day quotes by Jeff Miller
It is important that we remember.
It is vital we do more than just remember. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich
Memorial Day quotes by Richelle E. Goodrich
Those who will may raise monuments of marble to perpetuate the fame of heroes. Those who will may build memorial halls to remind those who shall gather there in after times what manhood could do and dare for right, and what high examples of virtue and valor have gone before them. But let us make our offering to the ever-living soul. Let us build our benefactions in the ever-growing heart, that they shall live and rise and spread in blessing beyond our sight, beyond the ken of man and beyond the touch of time. ~ Joshua Chamberlain
Memorial Day quotes by Joshua Chamberlain
"Dead upon the field of glory,"
Hero fit for song and story. ~ John R. Thompson
Memorial Day quotes by John R. Thompson
At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion that genuinely changes unsustainable spending trajectories while preserving U.S. defense capacity. ~ Pete Hegseth
Memorial Day quotes by Pete Hegseth
I figure if Doc is right about the time I have left,I should wrap up my adolescence in the next few days, get into my early productive stages about the third week of school, go through my midlife crisis during Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, redouble my efforts at productivity and think about my legacy, say, Easter, and start cashing in my 401(k)s a couple weeks before Memorial Day. ~ Chris Crutcher
Memorial Day quotes by Chris Crutcher
They saw their injured country's woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield. ~ Philip Freneau
Memorial Day quotes by Philip Freneau
I'll be careful."
He looked at her.
"I promise."
"Call me if you need me."
"Cosmo."
He turned to look at her.
"It does go both ways. I don't want to get a call from Tom Paoletti and Decker every Memorial Day. ~ Suzanne Brockmann
Memorial Day quotes by Suzanne Brockmann
While we tediously check our weaponry before entering into battle, do we check our hearts? For without exception, that is the greatest weapon of all. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
Memorial Day quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough
My name is Natasha Trethewey, and I was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1966, exactly 100 years to the day that Mississippi celebrated the first Confederate Memorial Day, April 26, 1866. ~ Natasha Trethewey
Memorial Day quotes by Natasha Trethewey
Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, Dream of battled fields no more. Days of danger, nights of waking. ~ Walter Scott
Memorial Day quotes by Walter Scott
Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold. ~ Rupert Brooke
Memorial Day quotes by Rupert Brooke
I say to our enemies: We are coming. God may have mercy on you, but we won't ~ John McCain
Memorial Day quotes by John McCain
Outwardly we might say we believe that liberty is a gift. But our belief that we have a 'right' to that 'gift' is the thing that's certain to kill it. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
Memorial Day quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough
Knights of the spirit; warriors in the cause Of justice absolute 'twixt man and man. ~ Richard Watson Gilder
Memorial Day quotes by Richard Watson Gilder
137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. ~ Doc Hastings
Memorial Day quotes by Doc Hastings
Looking across this field, we see the scale of heroism and sacrifice. All who are buried here understood their duty. All stood to protect America. And all carried with them memories of a family that they hoped to keep safe by their sacrifice. ~ George W. Bush
Memorial Day quotes by George W. Bush
We must kill them in war, just because they live beyond the river. If they lived on this side, we would be called murderers. ~ Blaise Pascal
Memorial Day quotes by Blaise Pascal
The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich
Memorial Day quotes by Richelle E. Goodrich
These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea. ~ Schuyler Colfax
Memorial Day quotes by Schuyler Colfax
With the tears a Land hath shed. Their graves should ever be green. ~ Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Memorial Day quotes by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
All gave some, Some gave all. ~ Billy Ray Cyrus
Memorial Day quotes by Billy Ray Cyrus
Their sacrifice was great, but not in vain. All Americans and every free nation on earth can trace their liberty to the white markers of places like Arlington National Cemetery. And may God keep us ever grateful. ~ George W. Bush
Memorial Day quotes by George W. Bush
Remembering our loved ones is breathing life into their fading images, that we might once more see their faces and pass along a tearful "I miss you. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich
Memorial Day quotes by Richelle E. Goodrich
Freedom is not license. For the former looks out for the good of 'all', while the latter looks out for the good of 'me'. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
Memorial Day quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough
On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag! ~ Alexander Henry
Memorial Day quotes by Alexander Henry
If Americans can transform Memorial Day, technically a remembrance of all our war dead ever, into the official kickoff of summer, we can handle adapting one demoralizing battle into a wholesome, chipper get-together. ~ Sarah Vowell
Memorial Day quotes by Sarah Vowell
Life hangs as nothing in the scale against dear Liberty! ~ Lucy Larcom
Memorial Day quotes by Lucy Larcom
Green sods are all their monument; and yet it tells A nobler history than pillared piles, Or the eternal pyramids. ~ James Gates Percival
Memorial Day quotes by James Gates Percival
However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind. ~ Douglas MacArthur
Memorial Day quotes by Douglas MacArthur
While there are towns and cities still planning Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some think the day is for honoring anyone who has died, not just those fallen in service to our country. ~ Allen West
Memorial Day quotes by Allen West
We are notorious for 'running' around self-righteously declaring our rights to this and to that. But if we were to reflect upon the millions who 'ran' across bloodied battlefields so that we would have rights to declare, I think we'd do a whole lot less declaring and a whole more appreciating. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
Memorial Day quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough
I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it gives them a chance to serve and reflect and then celebrate. I am going to try to start that tradition here in America. ~ Glenn Beck
Memorial Day quotes by Glenn Beck
Matt looked up kids from his high school class. Only three were listed as dead, but a bunch were listed as missing/presumed dead. As a test, he looked us up, but none of our names were on any of the lists. And that's how we know we're alive this Memorial Day. ~ Susan Beth Pfeffer
Memorial Day quotes by Susan Beth Pfeffer
We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time of need. In particular, we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free. ~ Ronald Reagan
Memorial Day quotes by Ronald Reagan
The architects of this wickedness will find no safe harbor in this world. We will chase our enemies to the furthest corners of this Earth. It must be war without quarter, pursuit without rest, victory without qualification ~ Tom DeLay
Memorial Day quotes by Tom DeLay
Who sows virtue reaps honor. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci
Memorial Day quotes by Leonardo Da Vinci
Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton
Memorial Day quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it. ~ Pete Hegseth
Memorial Day quotes by Pete Hegseth
Today, the United States stands as a beacon of liberty and democratic strength before the community of nations. We are resolved to stand firm against those who would destroy the freedoms we cherish. We are determined to achieve an enduring peace - a peace with liberty and with honor. This determination, this resolve, is the highest tribute we can pay to the many who have fallen in the service of our Nation. ~ Ronald Reagan
Memorial Day quotes by Ronald Reagan
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. ~ Bob Riley
Memorial Day quotes by Bob Riley
There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism. ~ Robert Charles Winthrop
Memorial Day quotes by Robert Charles Winthrop
Ask not what I can do for you. Ask what you can do for me ~ Jerry Seinfeld
Memorial Day quotes by Jerry Seinfeld
Three times a year, there's Strategicon convention, and I go for the board games. It happens Presidents Day, Labor Day, and Memorial Day weekends. You go and take a look at the new board games and meet a couple of board game designers, and you can check out games you don't own from the library and then return them. ~ Rich Sommer
Memorial Day quotes by Rich Sommer
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields. ~ John McCrae
Memorial Day quotes by John McCrae
There were big geysers coming up where the shells were landing and there were bodies floating, face down, face up. ~ Elliot Johnson
Memorial Day quotes by Elliot Johnson
Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and by day Sleeping the years of their manhood away. Give them the meed they have won in the past; Give them the honors their future forcast; Give them the chaplets they won in the strife; Give them the laurels they lost with their life. ~ Will Carleton
Memorial Day quotes by Will Carleton
I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the
living; tears for the dead. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
Memorial Day quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll
Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well. ~ Jennifer Granholm
Memorial Day quotes by Jennifer Granholm
Patriotism is the vital condition of national permanence. ~ George William Curtis
Memorial Day quotes by George William Curtis
Memorial Day orators will say that a G.I.'s life is priceless. Don't believe it. I know what value the U.S. government assigns to a soldier's life: I've been handed the check. It's roughly what the Yankees will pay Roger Clemens per inning once he starts pitching next month. ~ Andrew Bacevich
Memorial Day quotes by Andrew Bacevich
One should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but instead puts it off to his disadvantage ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
Memorial Day quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli
On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live. ~ Eric Burdon
Memorial Day quotes by Eric Burdon
And I'm proud to be an American,
Where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died,
Who gave that right to me
And I'll proudly stand up next to him to defend her still today,
Cuz there aint no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA ~ Lee Greenwood
Memorial Day quotes by Lee Greenwood
We'd like to think that it is not our fault that great men and women died fighting for the security of our nation and safety of our communities. But we know this not to be true. They commited their lives for us in instances where either we were too afraid to do it ourselves or failed to find alternate solutions on our own. We enjoy the fruits of their ultimate sacrifice and owe their families a heartfelt thanks and apology everyday. ~ D'Andre Lampkin
Memorial Day quotes by D'Andre Lampkin
I play an 89-year-old man whose wife has Alzheimer's in a movie called 'Still.' I play a World War II veteran, I acted with my son and it's called 'Memorial Day.' ~ James Cromwell
Memorial Day quotes by James Cromwell
Canada is lacking two things. It's true. Don't make me say it again. The first is Olympic Heroes [ ... ] The second thing that Canada is lacking is Memorial Day, which is today by the way, where we in the States celebrate our war heroes by having barbeques . And I realize here in Canada you can't have barbeques because you'd probably be attacked by a moose, or caribou, or even a grizzly. ~ Kurt Angle
Memorial Day quotes by Kurt Angle
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. ~ Benjamin Harrison
Memorial Day quotes by Benjamin Harrison
We sit at our consoles and play "Gears of War", but we don't see images from war. We don't turn on the news and see the evidence of war, the result of war. Maybe twice a year, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, we'll go out, we'll hang our flags, we'll try to inculcate in our children some sense of national honor for the fallen. But really, we don't see it. We just don't see the pictures. There's no drive-by on the freeway of death up close. So we don't really see bravery. ~ Jamie Lee Curtis
Memorial Day quotes by Jamie Lee Curtis
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes. ~ Carl Sandburg
Memorial Day quotes by Carl Sandburg
True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going. ~ Robert Reich
Memorial Day quotes by Robert Reich
Love for one's country is part of faith. ~ Muhammad
Memorial Day quotes by Muhammad
It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades. ~ Paddy Chayefsky
Memorial Day quotes by Paddy Chayefsky
Bravery never goes out of fashion. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Memorial Day quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn saw sunset glow
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you, from falling hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. ~ John McCrae
Memorial Day quotes by John McCrae
'Memorial Day' is about 'spring break' girls-gone-wild culture which is the seedy underbelly of our American Puritanism, the inverse side of the coin. It's also about how we forcefully exported that culture and then pretended to not know what we were doing. ~ Josh Fox
Memorial Day quotes by Josh Fox
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below ~ John McCrae
Memorial Day quotes by John McCrae
To those of you mourn the loss of a loved one today, my heart goes out to you. We remember that the blessings that we enjoy as Americans came at a dear cost. Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we cannot ever fully repay. But we can honor their sacrifice, and we must. We must honor it in our own lives by holding their memories close to our hearts, and heeding the example they set. ~ Barack Obama
Memorial Day quotes by Barack Obama
Fold him in his country's stars.
Roll the drum and fire the volley!
What to him are all our wars,
What but death bemocking folly? ~ George Henry Boker
Memorial Day quotes by George Henry Boker
They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
Memorial Day quotes by Henry Ward Beecher
Because we weren't there when the price was paid doesn't mean that the price wasn't paid. And if we don't believe that, maybe we need to consider the solider who never came home so that we could. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
Memorial Day quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough
In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice. ~ Doc Hastings
Memorial Day quotes by Doc Hastings
Our cheer goes back to them, the valiant dead! Laurels and roses on their graves to-day, lilies and laurels over them we lay, and violets o'er each unforgotten head. ~ Richard Hovey
Memorial Day quotes by Richard Hovey
Memorial Day will be celebrated ... by the usual betrayal of the dead, by the hypocritical patriotism of the politicians and contractors preparing for more wars, more graves to receive more flowers on future Memorial Days. The memory of the dead deserves a different dedication. To peace, to defiance of governments. ~ Howard Zinn
Memorial Day quotes by Howard Zinn
It takes solidarity and generosity of spirit to build a society in which anyone can feel safe. Empathy can be hard to find, especially for people who look or sound different, or believe different things to us. But when we allow ourselves to be pitted against each other, and to be ruled by the meaner emotions, we dig our own graves alongside those of the people we abandon. It's only when we understand our essential commonality that we can protect ourselves: not as individual humans, but as members of an indivisible whole. ~ William Sieghart
Memorial Day quotes by William Sieghart
Ah! never shall the land forget. ~ William C. Bryant
Memorial Day quotes by William C. Bryant
Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours. ~ Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers
Memorial Day quotes by Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers
Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected. ~ Allen West
Memorial Day quotes by Allen West
To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something. ~ Criss Jami
Memorial Day quotes by Criss Jami
I watched American TV shows: Starsky & Hutch, Dallas, Rockford Files, Bonanza. And for many summers growing up, I worked on my aunt and uncle's farm in East Anglia. Down the street was an American cemetery for the Second World War, and every Memorial Day an American bomber would fly over that cemetery and drop rose petals. ~ Scott Raab
Memorial Day quotes by Scott Raab
Many are rather easily able to contemplate the heroism of sacrifice, yet it is the few who are brave enough to move that notion from thought to action. And it is to those of you who made that move that my heart salutes and my soul marvels. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
Memorial Day quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave ~ Elijah Muhammad
Memorial Day quotes by Elijah Muhammad
Their own souls rose and cried
Alarum when they heard the sudden wail
Of stricken freedom and along the gale
Saw her eternal banner quivering wide. ~ John Le Gay Brereton
Memorial Day quotes by John Le Gay Brereton
I dedicate my love and whole heart this Memorial Day to my Dad, a soldier, who like many others, suffers in silence with pride and honor. ~ Pink
Memorial Day quotes by Pink
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. ~ Harry S. Truman
Memorial Day quotes by Harry S. Truman
The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly. ~ Corra Harris
Memorial Day quotes by Corra Harris
If the baser instinct of rampant self-preservation adamantly refuses to surrender itself to the infinitely greater call of self-sacrifice, in attempting to save our lives we will have in reality completely destroyed our lives. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough
Memorial Day quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough
On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first things we were talking about was how much it helped him when he started racing the Cup car and how much it helped his Nationwide program. ~ Danica Patrick
Memorial Day quotes by Danica Patrick
On this day, take time to remember those who have fallen. But on every day after, do more; put the freedoms they died for to greater and nobler uses. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich
Memorial Day quotes by Richelle E. Goodrich
The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. It has a cost; it imposes a burden. And just as they whom we commemorate were willing to sacrifice, so too must we - in a less final, less heroic way - be willing to give of ourselves. ~ Ronald Reagan
Memorial Day quotes by Ronald Reagan
There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country. ~ Nick Lampson
Memorial Day quotes by Nick Lampson
Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead. ~ Will Carleton
Memorial Day quotes by Will Carleton
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. ~ James Bryce
Memorial Day quotes by James Bryce
And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. ~ Joseph Rodman Drake
Memorial Day quotes by Joseph Rodman Drake
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