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memorial day quotes to make you proud to be an american

courage is almost a contradiction in terms. it means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die

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the legacy of heroes — the memory of a great name

may we never forget our fallen comrades. freedom isn't free

our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country never be repaid. they have earned our undying gratitude. america will never forget their sacrifices

i think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes

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so long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart

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patriotism is not short

this nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave

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those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them

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heroism doesn't always happen in a burst of glory. sometimes triumphs and hearts change the course of history

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remember our nation's heroes on memorial day

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jessica leigh mattern

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without memory

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regard your soldiers as your children

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benjamin disraeli

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john f. kennedy

as we express our gratitude

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no duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks

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sgt. major bill paxton

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winston churchill

never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few

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ronald reagan

…and if words cannot repay the debt we owe these men

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judd gregg

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gen. douglas macarthur

duty

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gen. george s. patton

it's better to fight

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beth pennington

as we set today aside to honor and thank our veterans

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cynthia ick

we take

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harry s. truman

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bob dylan

claudia pemberton

america without her soldiers would be like god without his angels

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helen keller

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joseph rodman drake

they who

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our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we never fully repay

adlai stevenson ii

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calvin coolidge

heroism is not only in the man

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theodore roosevelt

never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering

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jennifer m. granholm

ceremonies are important. but our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops

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elmer davis

franklin d. roosevelt

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wallace bruce

who ke the faith and fought the fight; the glory theirs

gen. douglas macarthur

no man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation

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james a. garfield

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