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Thank a veteran Quotes

11 quotes from 9 authors

Honoring those who served often begins with a simple thank‑you. Though this page offers only eleven short verses, each one shines a light on the courage and perseverance that built the peace we enjoy. If you’re looking for more, consider checking out collections on Patriotism, Service, and Freedom for a fuller picture.

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Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

Winston Churchill

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Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it until the test comes.

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When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?

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Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

Winston Churchill

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Lord, bid war's trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

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It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

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But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

Thomas Dunn English

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The most certain way of ensuring victory is to march briskly and in good order against the enemy, always endeavouring to gain…

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might…

Winston Churchill

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We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe…

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The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional…

George Washington

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