By This year, November 11 marks Veterans Day, a time to honor the exceptional patriots who have selflessly served in our country’s military. To commemorate this significant occasion, we’ve gathered a collection of inspiring Veterans Day quotes, perfect for sharing with family, neighbors, and both past and present soldiers. These powerful words echo the sacrifices made to secure our freedom, voiced by some of the most influential figures in American history.
Among the quotes featured, you’ll find renowned statements by presidents such as Abraham Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Harry S. Truman, who notably expressed in a 1945 address to the Armed Forces, “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.” Additionally, the list includes impactful quotes about soldiers from the likes of General George S. Patton, Eleanor Roosevelt, General Norman Schwarzkopf, and other respected individuals.
This Veterans Day and every day, take the opportunity to honor the servicemen and women in your life and community by expressing your deep appreciation. While a simple “thank you for your service” is meaningful for those seeking more heartfelt words to convey gratitude, we’ve uncovered some poignant messages to celebrate the dedication of all who have served.
Best Veterans Day Quotes
This year’s Veterans Day celebration is especially significant as our country remains committed to fighting the War on Terror and as brave men and women are heroically defending our homeland.
John Doolittle
I want people to take the initiative to find veterans that need help, veterans that are suffering and in need of assistance reintegrating from combat back into society, into normal family lives and jobs. We need to take a real ‘boots on the ground’ approach to helping veterans in need.
Max Martini
The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.
Judd Gregg
While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
Randy Neugebauer
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.
Charles B. Rangel
One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.
Steve Jobs
…The military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that…we leave no veteran behind.
Dan Lipinski
On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.
Dan Lipinski
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
Michel de Montaigne
My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place — police, firefighters, and members of our armed forces.
Sidney Sheldon
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys. Look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death!
Sun Tzu
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
Michel de Montaigne
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Elmer Davis
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die
G.K. Chesterton
Veterans Day Quotes And Sayings
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
Alexander Hamilton
There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.
Nick Lampson
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Cynthia Ozick
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.
G.K. Chesterton
Their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.
Daniel Webster
Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go.
Bernard Malamud
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.
Mark Twain
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Elmer Davis
On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.
Dan Lipinski
We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.
Unknown
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
José Narosky
We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them.
Francis A. Walker
America without her soldiers would be like God without his angels.
Claudia Pemberton
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here [at Gettysburg], have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
Abraham Lincoln
We sleep peaceably in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf.
George Orwell
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
Joseph Campbell
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Maya Angelou
The boys will all be mustered out, Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours.
Wallace Bruce
Veterans Day Quotes For Family Members
Yours is a debt that I can never repay. So instead, I honor you on this day.
You are my greatest hero. Thank you for your service to our country.
The legacy you carry is inspiring. Happy Veterans Day.
You kept my freedom alive. Thank you.
Veterans Day means so much more because I have a family member who served. Thank you for all that you gave.
With determination and grace, you accepted every obstacle and risk. I honor you today.
I’m so grateful for the sacrifice you made. Thank you for being so brave.
To express my gratitude today, I want to tell the veteran in my life I love them in every way.
I hold a true hero in my heart. Happy Veterans Day.
Veterans Day Quotes Thank You
I would like to thank my late father for all of the sacrifices he made, and for his own tour of duty in Iraq. Thank you for all you’ve done for me and for our nation dad. I miss you!
Meribeth Camp, Military family
I cannot express how much I appreciate you serving me and our country. I know you have sacrificed much and I cannot truly repay you for your service. But my gratitude and respect for you are of the upmost. I pray you feel loved and supported. God bless you and the USA!
Hudson Honeywell
My dad was a Lt Colonel in the Army and fought in Vietnam. I will always be proud to support our troops. While he is no longer with us- I think about him all the time and want each and every soldier to know that YOU ARE VALUED and WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! You are not forgotten!!
Kasy Cross, Military family
Thanks for the hard work and dedication to helping keep our country safe. I cannot imagine being away from family and friends and losing those closets without being able to do anytime about it. For those reasons and more, I say THANK YOU
Taylor Sullivan
Thank you for your service to our nation! I have a brother-in-law who served in the armed services as an Army Special Ranger, and hearing his stories of training, sacrifice & combat duty have increased my appreciation for all that our service men and women do to protect our country and its freedoms. THANK YOU, Susan Blazer
Susan N. Blazer
Thank you, Ron Gray, for your military service! A salute to you on this Veteran’s Day 2022!
Cliff Duncan, Active Duty
Thank you for your tireless service to our country. I am proud of all our service men and women and believe our country can’t survive without you!!
Sandra R.
Thank you for your service, all you have done, and all you continue to do! I know it is not said enough, but we appreciate you!!
Kelly P., Military family
Our veterans are the heart and soul of what’s right with our country. Thank you for all you do to keep us safe and free!
Trina Colafrancesco, Military family
Thank you to my father, Ronald Stewart McCuiston, for serving in the U.S. Navy from 1957-60. He served aboard the USS Northampton as a lieutenant in the gunnery department. He went on to become a Professor of Mathematics after obtaining his doctorate from the University of Georgia.
Mark McCuiston, Military family
If you are a Veteran, you have my undying respect and gratitude. It’s more important than ever that our Veterans receive our support and gratitude for protecting the United States and its citizens at home and abroad. We can never repay the debt we owe them, yet they enter service knowing this, and so often live the rest of their lives with the wounds of having served. God bless and keep our Veterans.
Suzanne McCown, Other
Funny Veterans Day Quotes
Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.
Abraham Lincoln
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Billy Graham
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
George S. Patton
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
Joseph Campbell
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy
In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
Mark Twain
The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.
Jeff Miller
While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
Randy Neugebauer
The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.
George Washington
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Maya Angelou
Veterans, whether they served in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or any other branch of the U.S. Military, hold a vital place in our nation’s story. These heroes made tremendous sacrifices, leaving behind their familiar lives and loved ones to defend and uphold our nation’s principles and fight for freedom. Their service also extended to aiding other nations in need. Their loyalty, courage, and unwavering dedication are sources of eternal gratitude. Wishing a Happy Veterans Day to all who have served in the Armed Forces!
