Chris Gibson Quotes

Every veteran is a hero.

Any time I can spend time with my brothers and sisters who fight for this country and fight for freedom, it's a positive thing.

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.

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.

In times of war, it is often best to look to our history to see how past generations of Americans dealt with the loss of their countrymen in just causes.

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.

Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.

Vets are close to my heart, okay, and it's not only because I served, okay. It's because of what they go through, okay. A lot of these people have gave their lives, a lot of them have gave their limbs, okay, you know, that's a, that's a, that's a heap, you know.

Although the war in which you fought took place more than half-a-century ago, your courage, your sacrifice and your patriotism reaches through the decades and inspires us today.

With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Let the living give thanks to our honored dead who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that the Constitution of the United States remains our guiding light.

As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

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.

My church has an historical emphasis on peace, but we can't enjoy peace without honoring the blood our soldiers shed for it.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced.

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

None of the Americans I spoke to want to nominate their sons for the Unknown Soldier.

Some made the ultimate sacrifice. The rest of us were lucky.

Blessed is that country whose soldiers fight for it and are willing to give the best they have, the best that any man has, their own lives, to preserve it, because they love it. Such an army the United States has always commanded in every crisis of its history.

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

The real heroes of WWII never came home.

Our veterans have already given everything they have to support and defend our nation - some of them sacrificing life and limb.

Every generation of Americans who has fought, every generation of Americans who has served, has suffered.

In our observances this Memorial Day, we honor the brave Americans who paid the highest price for their commitment to the ideals of peace, freedom, and justice. Our debt to them can be paid only by our own recommitment to preserving those same ideals.