Jessica Lynch Quotes

Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.

I'm not a hero. The military is.

If I have got to be a soldier, I must be a good one, anything else is unthinkable.

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.

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

Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage.

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

In my grandfather's day, there was a different perspective on war and men that went into war; it was such a patriotic act to fight for your country in the Forties.

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.

As so often before on the courage and determination of British men and women serving our country the fate of many nations rest.

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' “Chuck him out, the brute!” But it's “Saviour of 'is country” when the guns begin to shoot.

Memorial Day is all about celebrating the lives of the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. The United States is made great because of their heroism. Their lives are remembered, honored, and celebrated by all of us, including the friends, family, and fellow service members who knew them best.

The comforting news for every American is that our men and women in uniform, and every Marine, is as good today as any in our history.

I see our veterans as American heroes, not as cartoon characters.

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.

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.

I feel that our country's real heroes are our brave soldiers who leave their families to protect our land.

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.

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.

Our country is eternally grateful for the sacrifices our men and women in uniform make each day.

The more successful Navy SEALs there are, the more glory it reflects on the community and the better it is for our country.

Audie Murphy remains a shining example for anyone who believes in the importance of service, for generations now and into the future.

A short, glorious life in service of a greater good - say, the life of the Spartans at Thermopylae, or the pilots in the Battle of Britain, of whom Winston Churchill said 'Never have so many owed so much to so few,' - that is worth praising. But for glory alone? I think not.