40 Quotes by Veteran's Day

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

Better than honor and glory, and History’s iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.

It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

Lord, bid war’s trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.

But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

That was not the biggest battle that ever was, but for me it always typified one thing; the dash, the ingenuity, the readiness at the first opportunity that characterizes the American soldier.

Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.