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Armed Forces Day Quotes
I've included a special military appreciation tribute video to express my heartfelt "Thanks" to all of the service members who have served our country. Please remember that special service member in your life, and let them know how much you appreciate all of their sacrifices. Armed Forces Day Index
Military Appreciation Tribute VideoI've included a beautiful video paying tribute to the military with the Freedom Isn't Free poem being read. Very touching! Feel free to share with any servicemember or veteran.
Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Air Force"If our air forces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal." "Not to have an adequate air force in the present state of the world is to compromise the foundations of national freedom and independence." "Though I fly through the valley of death I shall fear no evil for I am at 20,000 feet and climbing." "Air power may either end war or end civilization." "We're going to bomb them back into the stone Age." "Integrity First Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Appreciation
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" "I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks." "No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you." "We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." "At home and abroad, military men and women are showing purpose and dedication in defending American ideas. They are performing in our country's best traditions under circumstances both difficult and complex. Thanks to their determined spirit of patriotism and professionalism, our country has a powerful and unified defense team, employing its forces in the constant quest for peace and freedom." "...Their contribution to our freedom and safety is measureless. Our national security depends on the maintenance of alert military forces as a deterrent to any possible aggressor." Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Armed Forces Day"The support of an informed American people is increasingly important to the Armed Forces in these days of rapid technological advance, quick reaction time, and grave threat to our freedom. I, therefore, encourage members of the DoD to observe Armed Forces Day by informing the American people of our 'Power for Peace' and by confirming their faith that in our strength we will remain free." "Armed Forces Day, above all, honors the dedicated individuals who wear the uniforms of their country. Each serviceman, wherever he may be, whatever his task, contributes directly and importantly to the defense of the nation. The task of each one is the task of all the Armed Forces: to protect the freedoms which underlie the greatness of America." Armed Forces Day this year should serve to emphasize the practical application of unification in action, and to remind us of the continued need for unity in our Armed Forces and among all of our citizens in the interests of security and peace. Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Army"The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis." "Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats." "Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision." "If the enemy is in range, so are you. -Infantry JournalCoffee tastes better if the latrines are dug downstream from an encampment." "This We'll Defend." Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Coast Guard"The U.S. Coast Guard is a shining example of how well a Federal agency can perform with its flexibility, speed, and expertise." "The Coast Guard has long been known as the armed service that gets more done for less." "I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame." "I am America's Maritime Guardian. "Semper Paratus: Always Ready, Always Prepared." Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Freedom"Freedom isn't free." "Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free." "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." "Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect." "The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." "Freedom is a system based on courage." "For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know." Return to Index of Armed Forces Day
Freedom Isn't Free PoemI watched the flag pass by one day. I heard the sound of taps one night,
Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Liberty"Where liberty is, there is my country." "It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you." "From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots." Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Marines"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem." "A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons." "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" "Now I recall the Recon Marines ragged, filthy cammie shirted young men in green paint who move silent like the fog with deadly purpose in their eyes. Swift, Silent, Deadly. I smile." "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." "The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world." "Semper Fidelis: Always Faithful." Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Navy"It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy, so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil." "The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis." "A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace." "The Navy has both a tradition and a future--and we look with pride and confidence in both directions." "Events of October 1962 indicated, as they had all through history, that control of the sea means security. Control of the seas can mean peace. Control of the seas can mean victory. The United States must control the seas if it is to protect your security...." "It follows then as certain as night succeeds day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and that with it everything honorable and glorious." "Honor, Courage, Commitment" "The only easy day was yesterday." Return to Index of Armed Forces Day Return to Celebration Quotes - from Armed Forces Day Quotes
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