A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!
The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.
Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours.
I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.
We shall pay any price, bear any burden, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life.
With the tears a Land hath shed. Their graves should ever be green.
As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars.
A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.
Decoration Day is the most beautiful of our national holidays.... The grim cannon have turned into palm branches, and the shell and shrapnel into peach blossoms.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
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.
I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did.
But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.
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