Rick Perry Quotes

Clay Hunt was the kind of individual that has made America a great country. In 2005, when his country needed him, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Shot in Iraq, he earned a Purple Heart, and after he recuperated, he graduated from Marine Corps Scout Sniper School and was deployed to Afghanistan.

The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes they had hoped to live.

I have so much respect for people in the service. The mental strength it takes to do what they do is unbelievable.

I'm not a hero. The military is.

When you think of the sacrifices our firefighters make, think about the service of soldiers in foreign lands and listen to their lives, you have to be careful that whatever you do, don't cast a shadow on what these great people do.

I am humbled that my story inspires the jawans.

Pat Tillman is a hero of mine.

I'm a pansy when compared to the men and women of the United States military.

My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration.

Any man and woman, and I've been on the record, any man or woman who wears the uniform and serves this country is a hero. I've said that repeatedly at all the town halls I've had.

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

I admire the military. I guess in a world of villains and heroes, they're my heroes. Their dedication, their commitment, their discipline, their code of ethics.

I'm extremely grateful to all the first responders, veterans and their families for all their sacrifices.

The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America.

I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.

One percent of our country is fighting to protect the other 99 percent.

SEALs aren't the only heroes out there. Everyone who puts on a uniform meets that threshold.

Every Medal of Valor recipient has confronted life-threatening danger. Each had their fight-or-flight moment. But each one stood their ground for our safety. We hold them up as examples to other first responders - and to all Americans.

Soldiers are the biggest heroes. No one can be a bigger hero than them.

We ask our brave men and women in uniform to risk everything to protect us.

Thanks to all members of the military around the world for giving me the ultimate motivation.

I always felt that whatever I had to endure was nothing compared to what the average soldier, sailor or airman had to put up with.

The soldiers who serve in uniform at the front are our real heroes. They fight a battle every day to protect the integrity of the nation.

I was first and foremost a fellow Gamecock and friend before a Medal of Honor recipient.

I sought them far and found them, The sure, the straight, the brave, The hearts I lost my own to, The souls I could not save They braced their belts about them, They crossed in ships the sea, They sought and found six feet of ground, And there they died for me.