Manfred von Richthofen Quotes

With the tears a Land hath shed. Their graves should ever be green.

Dad's funeral was standing room only; most in attendance were strangers to me. At the back, a lone Marine stood silently, then left. People told me he'd saved their life or helped them in their darkest hour.

I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.

I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to talk good fellowship.

I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.

Between now and then and I just felt it was ready and it was a long enough period gone by. I obviously didn't want to hurt anybody, you know. It was done out of a genuine memorial or tribute whatever you want to call it.

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.

It is a sacred duty to see that each of our dead comrades is escorted through the pearly gates by a large, a very large number of enemy dead. It is up to us now and here after to produce these escorts for the heroic slain.

Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... You, the mothers, who sent your sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well.

Dignified and respectful quietude speaks much louder than pomp and circumstance when it comes to remembering those who died.

I hope the families of those who perished on the U.S.S. Oklahoma will find comfort and peace in knowing their loved ones' service in defense of our Nation helped in the ultimate fight to protect our liberty.

There is nothing triumphant or boastful in the way we mourn the dead and pay our veterans the respect they deserve.

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

The loss of my father will always sting. But now, everything that I do is in honor of him and celebrates his life.

Toil for the brave! The brave that are no more.

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.

I offer my performance as prayer for someone I've worked with as an actor or someone who has died. The image that comes into my head as I walk to the stage, I offer that performance up for that person.

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow: In Flanders fields.

The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles.

I've seen the video played over and over, and it replays in my head constantly. To be able to walk in his exact footsteps is an extremely huge honor, and I did this for him as much as I did it for my family to get some closure too.

I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.

I have my name Cory on my left arm, and I have my mom's name on my right with a cross. She passed away while I was still in high school, so I got that on my right arm.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

I can't speak for the other people whose children have died, but I can speak for my family and the other members of Gold Star Families for Peace. We believe we're honoring our children by working for peace.