Memorial Day Quotes

“We don't know them all, but we owe them all.”

“The dead soldier's silence sings our national anthem.”

“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.”

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”

“America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels.”

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

“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.”

“A man's country is not a certain area of land, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.”

“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”

“The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.”

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”

“The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.”

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”

“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.”

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

“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it.”

“Home of the free, because of the brave.”

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”