"[L]et us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so
valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve
our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to the task of
promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in
vain." ---Dwight Eisenhower
"No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong
and get peace from his acquiescence." ---Woodrow Wilson
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so
few." ---Sir Winston Churchill
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most
reliable soldier on earth." ---Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward
for what he gave." ---Calvin Coolidge
"In November 1776, after Washington had lost four battles and just before
he crossed the Delaware to Trenton, British commanders offered a pardon
to all who would swear allegiance to the crown. It was time to put up
or shut up. I can hope I would have remained steadfast then, resolute in
confidence that neither I nor my family would ever again sing 'God Save the
King.' I didn't have to make that choice. Thousands of men and women who went
before us did, and thank God for every one of them." ---Suzanne
Fields
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