Bob Riley Quotes

There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe.

Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.

We've got to protect our young men and women and we've got to win that, whatever the cost.

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.

More than 48 million men and women have served America well and faithfully in military uniform.

Twenty-five million veterans are living among us today. These men and women selflessly set aside their civilian lives to put on the uniform and serve us.

America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.

As one who participated in all the wars of the state of Israel, I saw the horror of wars. I saw the fear of wars. I saw my best friends being killed in battles. I was seriously injured twice.

We learned that whether or not you support the war, you honor the soldiers that fight.

While I never served in uniform, I fully understand the great service and sacrifice that our brave men and women have given to our country.

I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much.

As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men have made in Iraq, and continue to make in Afghanistan.

For those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, we are grateful that such men and women were among us. For those who continue to serve, we honor their commitment. For those who return to civilian life, we honor their service.

The security of our nation depends on the men and women who are willing to sacrifice their safety, and possibly their lives, to protect the freedoms the rest of us enjoy.

From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called, gone where ordered, and defended our nation with honor.

I was raised with those principals and values and ethics that came out of the men and women that served. But this generation doesn't quite know; they haven't been tested.

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 think it's really important for people to hear what our men and women in the military have to say.

Through the centuries, over 1.2 million brave men and women have given their lives for our nation.

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.

You don't need to be for or against the war to provide morale and support to the men and women who are fighting over seas. These are human beings who are doing a service.

I am not ordering you to fight for your country. I am ordering you to die for your country!

All gave some. Some gave all. Some stood true for the red, white and blue. Some had to fall. Some gave all

I gave my life for freedom--This I know; For those who bade me fight had told me so.

... deployed on the sands of Saudi Arabia and facing possible extinction, are young men and women drawn, in the main, from the poorer families of our republic.