Tag: Memorial Day

Quotes May 27, 2024

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protestor to burn the flag.
Father Dennis Edward O’Brian, USMC
 
 
 
 

 
 

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
 
 

Quotes May 31, 2021

“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.”
Lee Greenwood
 
 
 
 
“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
 
 
 
 
“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.”
G.K. Chesterton
 
 
 
 
“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.”
Sun Tzu
 
 
 
 
“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
 
 
 
 
“May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn’t free.”
Sgt. Major Bill Paxton
 
 
 
 
“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”
Theodore Roosevelt
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
“We take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”
Cynthia Ozick
 
 
 
 
“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
 
 
 
 
“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”
Adlai Stevenson II
 
 
 
 
“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
 
 
 
 
“America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels.”
Claudia Pemberton
 
 
 
 
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”
Unknown

Quotes May 27, 2019

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
 
 
 
 
These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor – and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror. Michael N. Castle
 
 
 
 
“The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.”
Jeff Miller
 
 
 
 
“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
 
 
 
 
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
James Bryce
 
 
 
 
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
George Washington

Military May 28, 2018

By Lisa Ferdinando DoD News, Defense Media Activity: Selva Honors Military Survivor Families for Strength, Bravery
 
 
 
 
By Shannon Collins DoD News, Defense Media Activity: Afghanistan, Vietnam Wars Bring Survivors Together Through Tragedy Assistance
 
 
 
 

By James Barber: Women Face Down Their Post-Military Challenges in ‘Served Like a Girl’
 
 
 
 
The Passive Voice: Memorial Day Videos, Before the Civil War, The Last Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou

Before the Civil War, there were no national cemeteries, no processes for identifying the dead in the battle. There weren’t any dog tags, and there was no next-of-kin notification. You didn’t necessarily even hear what the fate of your loved ones had been. It was up to their comrades to write and inform you.
Drew Gilpin Faust