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Tomorrow is Veterans Day and many people in the workplace will enjoy a day off. It is always nice to be able to sleep in and relax, especially during the middle of the week, but few people really spend much time thinking about what the day means and the sacrifices that veterans have made for this country. Here are some quotes for Veterans Day to remind us all why we are getting a little bit of rest and relaxation this week.
1. “In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.”
–José Narosky
2. “America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it.”
–Jim Ramstad
3. “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
–Elmer Davis
4. “America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.”
–John Doolittle
5. “Freedom is never free.”
–Author Unknown
6. “As the days went on, I didn't mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them. That was the easiest part of all. I couldn't wait to get to the ballpark I'd be the first one there and I was willing to do anything. I think that's why the veterans liked me.”
–Al Kaline
7. “When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?”
–George Canning
8. “But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics.”
–Tim Holden
9. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
–John Fitzgerald Kennedy
10. “However, as our brave men and women continue to return from the battlefields of the War on Terror, Congress must respond by enacting policies that meet the evolving needs of the veterans community.”
–Randy Neugebauer
11. “Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”
–Michel de Montaigne
12. “I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was.”
–Maya Lin
13. “I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.”
–Robert Jay Lifton
14. “It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades, and monuments.”
–Dick Durbin
15. “I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?"”
–Eve Merriam
16. “When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.”
–Chinese Proverb
17. “Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom.”
–Steve Buyer
18. “The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.”
–Jeff Miller
19. “The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war.”
–Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
20. “Did you see the frightened ones? Did you hear the falling bombs? The flames are all gone, but the pain lingers on.”
–“Goodbye Blue Sky” by Pink Floyd
More Veterans Day quotes can be found at BrainyQuote and quotegarden.com.
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