“Look your cashier in the eye and tell them “thank you—you’re a hero.” I’ve never felt so tender buying groceries. There’s beauty everywhere still.””— R E B E K A H P A H L, twitter.com
“Even heroes make mistakes.”— David H. Goodman, Jerome Schwartz, Killian Jones, Colin O'Donoghue, imdb.com
“We all have heroes. People we look up to. People we aspire to be, who teach us how to be greater than we are because they are greater than we are. They're great if we don't look too closely. 'Cause if we get too close, we realize heroes are just regular people. And regular people can fail us.”— Zoanne Clack, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com
“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, al.com
“This year's Veterans Day celebration is especially significant as our country remains committed to fighting the War on Terror and as brave men and women are heroically defending our homeland.”— John Doolittle, al.com
“Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem.”— Ronald Reagan, al.com
“The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude.”— Steve Buyer, al.com
“It's about how we treat our veterans every single day of the year. It's about making sure they have the care they need and the benefits that they've earned when they come home. It's about serving all of you as well as you've served the United States of America. Freedom is never free.”— President Barack Obama, al.com