Quotes May 29, 2023

“Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and serves, as best he can, the same cause—honor to him, less only than to him, who braves, for the common good, the storms of heaven and the storms of battle.”
Abraham Lincoln
 
 
 
 
“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 M. Granholm
 
 
 
 
“The brave die never, though they sleep in dust, their courage nerves a thousand living men.”
Minot J. Savage
 
 
 
 
“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
 
 
 
 
“This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. This is not Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom.”
Tamra Bolton
 
 
 
 
“As we set today aside to honor and thank our veterans, let us be mindful that we should do this every day of the year and not just one.”
Beth Pennington