"Honoring Heroes: 50+ Veterans Day Quotes"

Certainly, here are 50 Veterans Day quotes to honor and pay tribute to the men and women who have served in the military:

1. "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." – José Narosky

2. "The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude." – Jeff Miller

3. "The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men." – Minot J. Savage

4. "Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom." – Rodney Frelinghuysen

5. "America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago." – Steve Buyer

6. "Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called." – Bill Shuster

7. "The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave." – Patrick Henry

8. "To those in uniform serving today and to those who have served in the past, we honor you today and every day." – Unknown

9. "The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming, life-promoting values." – Andrew Bernstein

10. "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." – John F. Kennedy

11. "The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude." – Jeff Miller

12. "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." – Joseph Campbell

13. "Our veterans left everything they knew and loved to protect our freedom. They have shown the dedication and selflessness that defines our nation." – Unknown

14. "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." – Norman Schwarzkopf

15. "This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." – Elmer Davis

16. "The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment." – Judd Gregg

17. "The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums." – Arthur Koestler

18. "We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause." – Ronald Reagan

19. "In valor, there is hope." – Publius Cornelius Tacitus

20. "To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little." – Criss Jami

21. "The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." – Douglas MacArthur

22. "Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul." – Michel de Montaigne

23. "The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation." – George Washington

24. "The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment." – Judd Gregg

25. "In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it." – Barack Obama

26. "The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and/or defense of reality-conforming, life-promoting values." – Andrew Bernstein

27. "Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go." – Bernard Malamud

28. "Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death." – Sun Tzu

29. "Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul." – Michel de Montaigne

30. "Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility." – Eleanor Roosevelt

31. "The only easy day was yesterday." – United States Navy SEALs

32. "The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example." – Benjamin Disraeli

33. "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." – Joseph Campbell

34. "We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." – Cynthia Ozick

35. "Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened." – Billy Graham

36. "We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war. There is no task that is more important or closer to my heart." – Albert Einstein

37. "A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with freedom." – Bob Dylan

38. "We don't know them all, but we owe them all." – Unknown

39. "Land of the free because of the brave." – Unknown

40. "For love of country, they accepted death." – James A. Garfield

41. "Soldiers themselves are reluctant to evaluate the costs of war, but someone must. That evaluation, ongoing and unadulterated by politics, may be the one thing a country absolutely owes the soldiers who defend its borders." – Sebastian Junger

42. "The most important thing in this world is family and love." – John Wooden

43. "The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." – Thucydides

44. "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." – Ronald Reagan

45. "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." – José Narosky

46. "This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." – Elmer Davis

47. "May we never forget freedom isn't free." – Unknown

48. "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." – Joseph Campbell

49. "In valor, there is hope." – Publius Cornelius Tacitus

50. "The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude." – Jeff Miller

These quotes reflect the courage, sacrifice, and dedication of veterans and the importance of honoring their service on Veterans Day and every day.