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“The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.”

-Calvin Coolidge

“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.”

-Maya Angelou 

“It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.”

-Unknown

“Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.”

-Plautus

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”

-Joseph Campbell 

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”

-Elmer Davis 

“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”

-Michel de Montaigne

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”

-Cynthia Ozick

“I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.”

-Gary Hart

“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

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