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Bravery never goes out of fashion. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Dead upon the field of glory,” Hero fit for song and story. ~ John Randolph Thompson

Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Our battle-fields, safe in the keeping Of Nature’s kind, fostering care, Are blooming, – our heroes are sleeping, – And peace broods perennial there. ~ […]

“Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best […]

“I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is […]

“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease, left a name worth remembering.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

Their silent wounds have speechMore eloquent than men;Their tones can deeper reachThan human voice or pen.~ William Woodman

Gone, but not forgotten…

Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as […]

A LONG LIST OF HEROES

These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor – and a nation who has fought […]

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. […]

WALKING AMONG HEROES

ONE SOLDIER HONORING ANOTHER SOLDIER

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. ~ General George S. Patton, […]

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”  ~  Elmer Davis  (1890-1958)

THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL

ACKNOWLEDGING HEROES

We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them.  ~  Francis A. Walker

A SALUTE THAT’S WELL DESERVED

Our battle-fields, safe in the keeping Of Nature’s kind, fostering care, Are blooming, – our heroes are sleeping, – And peace broods perennial there. ~ […]

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.  ~ Joseph Campbell

They are dead; but they live in each Patriot’s breast, And their names are engraven on honor’s bright crest. ~  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

REMEMBERING HIS HERO

And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that […]

REMEMBERING HIS FALLEN FRIENDS

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 […]

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.  ~  James Bryce

WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Honoring fallen veterans through floating candles in Honolulu, Hawaii.