1. “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain

2. “Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” – Bob Marley

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

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

5. “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” – General George S Patton

6. “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – President Franklin D Roosevelt

7. “We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them.” – Francis A Walker

8. “For love of country, they accepted death.” – President James A Garfield

9. “I don’t have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we are reminded that liberty is a rare commodity in this world.” – President Ronald Reagan

10. “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” – President Thomas Jefferson

11. “On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!” – Thomas William Parsons

12. “Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.” – President Calvin Coolidge

13. “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” – President Dwight D Eisenhower

14. “Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” – President George Washington

15. “Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.” – Daniel Webster

 Have a safe day of reflection and enjoy our freedom!

Me 😉