--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Every soldier that has served overseas…" description: "\"“Every soldier that has served overseas will carry some type of scar, either internally or externally. It’s our responsibility, as their support, to ma..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/j-m-madden-244600_scar_every-soldier-that-has-served-overseas-w_366039.jpg" --- # Every soldier that has served overseas will carry some… ![“Every soldier that has served overseas will carry some type of scar, either internally or externally. It’s our responsibility, as their support, to make sure that those scars are seen as marks of courage, not something to turn away from when you pass them on the street.” quote by J.M. Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/j-m-madden-244600_scar_every-soldier-that-has-served-overseas-w_366039.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/j-m-madden-244600_scar_every-soldier-that-has-served-overseas-w_366039.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/j-m-madden-244600_scar_every-soldier-that-has-served-overseas-w_366039.jpg) > ““Every soldier that has served overseas will carry some type of scar, either internally or externally. It’s our responsibility, as their support, to make sure that those scars are seen as marks of courage, not something to turn away from when you pass them on the street.”” J.M. Madden ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Veterans bear visible and invisible scars; society should honor them as symbols of courage. **In simple terms:** Scars are marks of courage, not shame. Key Takeaway Respect and support veterans. Themes military trauma courage society recognition Mood empathetic respectful Type social inspirational null When to use this quote - public policy - community support - mental health services Key Concepts psychology social responsibility human rights Questions to Reflect On - How can communities better acknowledge invisible scars? - What actions show genuine respect? A Different Perspective Stigma can still marginalize veterans despite good intentions. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Scar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scar/) ## Related quotes > [“We all have scars; some scars can be seen and others cannot. Every scar has a story and every story needs to be told.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-shea/we-all-have-scars-some-scars-can-be-seen-and-others-cannot-every-scar/) [Rebecca Shea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-shea/) > [I went to war for this country. I served overseas for this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-esper/i-went-to-war-for-this-country-i-served-overseas-for-this-country/) [Mark Esper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-esper/) > [Just because you can't see my scars it doesn't mean that I've never been hurt. Emotional scars can't be seen and sometimes they never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/just-because-you-can-t-see-my-scars-it-doesn-t-mean-that-i-ve-never/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [“Their task was to film the work of the Allied women. More than 20,000 American women served overseas during the war—10,000 as nurses in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cari-beauchamp/their-task-was-to-film-the-work-of-the-allied-women-more-than-20-000/) [Cari Beauchamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cari-beauchamp/) > [Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianne-feinstein/domestic-violence-causes-far-more-pain-than-the-visible-marks-of/) [Dianne Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianne-feinstein/) > [Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy...bad back, you know... -Scar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-lion-king/well-forgive-me-for-not-leaping-for-joy-bad-back-you-know-scar/) [The Lion King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-lion-king/) > [“Being stitched was evidence of a mending, an overcoming of pain. Our scars were proof that we were strong enough to keep living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devon-monk/being-stitched-was-evidence-of-a-mending-an-overcoming-of-pain-our/) [Devon Monk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devon-monk/) > [We all have scars. Just because mine are hidden doesnt make them any less painful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unknon/we-all-have-scars-just-because-mine-are-hidden-doesnt-make-them-any/) Unknon > [Business is always a struggle. There are always obstacles and competitors. There is never an open road, except the wide road that leads to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-kirubi/business-is-always-a-struggle-there-are-always-obstacles-and/) Chris Kirubi > [“When I swim now, I step into the water as though absentmindedly touching a scar.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leanne-shapton/when-i-swim-now-i-step-into-the-water-as-though-absentmindedly/) Leanne Shapton > [My God", he whispered. What have I done to her? He thought, humbled. The spell was broken, but it wasn't sealed, and her soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-harrison/my-god-he-whispered-what-have-i-done-to-her-he-thought-humbled-the/) [Kim Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-harrison/) > [Funny how internal scars never healed. They were the souvenirs of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/funny-how-internal-scars-never-healed-they-were-the-souvenirs-of-the/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [The beauty's in the scars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-homme/the-beauty-s-in-the-scars/) [Joshua Homme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-homme/) > [During the last 17 years... I have been working at the restoration of a once exhausted hillside. Its scars are now healed over, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/during-the-last-17-years-i-have-been-working-at-the-restoration-of-a/) [Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/) > [Grandma, please. It’s okay. Dad’s doing a great job. I give him kudos for at least being calm and rational, and not losing his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/grandma-please-it-s-okay-dad-s-doing-a-great-job-i-give-him-kudos-for/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) ## More Scar quotes > [Grandma, please. It’s okay. Dad’s doing a great job. I give him kudos for at least being calm and rational, and not losing his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/grandma-please-it-s-okay-dad-s-doing-a-great-job-i-give-him-kudos-for/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [During the last 17 years... I have been working at the restoration of a once exhausted hillside. Its scars are now healed over, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/during-the-last-17-years-i-have-been-working-at-the-restoration-of-a/) [Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/) > [The beauty's in the scars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-homme/the-beauty-s-in-the-scars/) [Joshua Homme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-homme/) > [Funny how internal scars never healed. They were the souvenirs of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/funny-how-internal-scars-never-healed-they-were-the-souvenirs-of-the/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [My God", he whispered. What have I done to her? He thought, humbled. The spell was broken, but it wasn't sealed, and her soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-harrison/my-god-he-whispered-what-have-i-done-to-her-he-thought-humbled-the/) [Kim Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-harrison/) > [“When I swim now, I step into the water as though absentmindedly touching a scar.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leanne-shapton/when-i-swim-now-i-step-into-the-water-as-though-absentmindedly/) Leanne Shapton > [Business is always a struggle. There are always obstacles and competitors. There is never an open road, except the wide road that leads to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-kirubi/business-is-always-a-struggle-there-are-always-obstacles-and/) Chris Kirubi > [We all have scars. Just because mine are hidden doesnt make them any less painful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unknon/we-all-have-scars-just-because-mine-are-hidden-doesnt-make-them-any/) Unknon > [“Being stitched was evidence of a mending, an overcoming of pain. 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It is devastating to be abused by someone that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianne-feinstein/domestic-violence-causes-far-more-pain-than-the-visible-marks-of/) [Dianne Feinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianne-feinstein/) > [Our scars make us know that our past was for real](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-austen/our-scars-make-us-know-that-our-past-was-for-real/) [Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-austen/) > [“Even if I am broken into many pieces, I know you can still make me a piece of art in another form; every scar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahid-hussain-raja/even-if-i-am-broken-into-many-pieces-i-know-you-can-still-make-me-a/) [Shahid Hussain Raja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahid-hussain-raja/) > [“Scars are your body's way of healing, making that damaged part stronger than it ever wad before the pain”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-casey/scars-are-your-body-s-way-of-healing-making-that-damaged-part/) [Elle Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-casey/) > [“THAT SCAR. SHE DREW HER EYES FROM IT BUT THEY DESCENDED AGAIN AND YET AGAIN UNTIL SHE FELT PECULIARLY DROWNED IN THE GUILTY MARK.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-heffington/that-scar-she-drew-her-eyes-from-it-but-they-descended-again-and-yet/) [Rachel Heffington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-heffington/) [Browse all 1,265 Scar quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scar/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Every soldier that has served overseas will carry some type of scar, either internally or externally. It’s our responsibility, as their support, to make sure that those scars are seen as marks of courage, not something to turn away from when you pass them on the street.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.M. 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