“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, americanprofile.com
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”— Joseph Campbell, americanprofile.com
“Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.”— Bill Shuster, americanprofile.com
“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, americanprofile.com
“On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.”— Dan Lipinski, americanprofile.com
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”— Elmer Davis, americanprofile.com
“I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.”— Gary Hart, americanprofile.com
“But one thing I can promise you is this: I will always tell you the truth. I speak the truth for all of you, and for everyone in this country who doesn’t have a voice. I speak the truth on behalf of the factory worker who lost his or her job. I speak the truth on behalf of the Veteran who has been d…”— Donald Trump, realclearpolitics.com
“What kind of country sends their young men and women off to fight for them and then, when they come back, tells them, “Sorry, but while you were gone other people got all the jobs”?”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Right now the VA is being run by people who don’t know what they’re doing. They’re getting more money from the government than ever before and yet the care gets worse. The list of men and women waiting for care is growing and their wait times are longer. How can the VA possibly be so inefficient? We…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“How in the world can we talk about how much we love this country when we’re not taking care of the people who protect us?”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“We need to make this promise to our fighting forces: No American will ever go into the field unless he or she has the best equipment available and as much of it as is needed. And when our troops come home, we are going to take good care of them. They are going to have the medical care they’ve earned…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com