Christopher A. Wray Quotes

I would like America to remember those who have served and those that we've lost and their families.

A line of duty death, whether an officer, special agent, or professional staff employee, is personal to the FBI, and it's personal to me as Director.

My heart goes out to the families of our fallen officers.

Personally, it was a big honor for me meeting so many families of the fallen soldiers and hearing their stories.

To those of you mourn the loss of a loved one today, my heart goes out to you. We remember that the blessings that we enjoy as Americans came at a dear cost. Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we cannot ever fully repay. But we can honor their sacrifice, and we must. We must honor it in our own lives by holding their memories close to our hearts, and heeding the example they set.

Those whose lives were lost on September 11 will remain in our thoughts and prayers forever.

I admit that death is not just about you, it's also about the people who love you.

Each family of the United States military now attends to their loved ones funeral with a wrenching worry that it will be met possibly with a protest or a demonstration.

And the blood of brave men was shed like unto the shedding of rain from a black cloud.

Tell mother, tell mother, I died for my country... useless... useless.

It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official.

My heart reaches out to those whose loved ones were lost on MH17.

The last four years have not diluted the memory or weakened the resolve of our citizens. Four years later, our hearts still hurt for the families whose loved ones were murdered that day.

At a family's most difficult time, I want to make sure at a minimum that they have the very basic of comforts: the ability to grieve their loss privately and the knowledge that their country is grateful for their loved one's sacrifice and service.

All that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters.

My younger brother's death in Vietnam was both sobering and cause for reflection. In 'Fallen Angels' I wanted to dispel the notion of war as either romantic or simplistically heroic.

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.

More than a million Americans have died in our wars—each one much loved by someone.

The saddest moment as Prime Minister is writing letters to families who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan or those who we have tried to help in hostage situations but it hasn't worked out.

I relate with military families and Gold Star families. Gold Star families are families where somebody didn't come home. My father died in 1949. He was a flight instructor in the Army Air Corp.

I do my best to make every word from my pen a cry from the heart for the souls of the dead.

No man wants more war if he's planned memorial services for fallen comrades, carried their flag-draped caskets off a plane, and buried them at Arlington National Cemetery.

When someone important to you, someone that's played a big role in your life, when they're gone... When you write about them or pay tribute to them, you want to do it in a way that's thoughtful.

I know the pride of carrying our nation's flag abroad - and I have felt the grief of burying too many friends beneath that flag at home.

Most of those whom we honor on Memorial Day died young. They never had the chance to raise a family, build a career, attend the weddings of their children, or be honored in old age.