Lawrence Korb Quotes

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

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

Infantry, Artillery, Aviation--all that we have--are yours to dispose of as you will.... I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history.

I am proud of my service and proud of those who served alongside me. But war is about more than service and sacrifice - it's about winning.

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.

Our men and women in uniform deserve the best intelligence possible to help them protect America.

The selfless actions of these heroes have removed them from their families, businesses and homeland to fight, so that others may experience the liberty awaiting our troops upon safe return to America.

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.

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.

I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise.

We did not win the war with prayers, but with the blood of our soldiers..

For centuries, from the dirt roads of Trenton, to the hills of Virginia, to the trenches of Amiens, our armed forces never fought in a war they didn't win.

I have deep respect for our armed forces and jawans.

The military is a group of people that come together from different perspectives and backgrounds and places and get a job done because they have a mission.

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

How happy I am to go to the front at last. To do my bit. To prove with my life what I think I feel.

Young people are so brave when they go to fight.

It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

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.

When you think about those of us that live the life that we want to live, we can thank absolutely and completely our men and women in uniform. Because if it were not for them, we wouldn't enjoy the freedoms that we have.

As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

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

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

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.

Every veteran is a hero.