Americans and other world leaders have given us wise and witty military armed forces day quotes since long before Military Appreciation Month was officially designated in 1999. These quotes help us put into words our feelings about our troops and what their service means to our nation. May was chosen as Military Appreciation Month because it includes many military celebrations and commemorations, such as Armed Forces Day, Military Spouse Appreciation Day, Victory in Europe Day and most importantly the Memorial Day.
Best Armed Forces Day Quotes
There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.
No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
This will remain the land of the free so long as it is the home of the brave.
When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death — that is heroism.
Word to the Nation: Guard zealously your right to serve in the Armed Forces, for without them, there will be no other rights to guard.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.
We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.
America without her Soldiers would be like God without His angels.
War is too important to be left to the generals”
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight — it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?
The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree.
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.
These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor — and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror.
True patriotism isn’t cheap. It’s about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
Freedom is never free.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Serving alongside our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, our Nation’s military families give of themselves and give up their time with their loved ones so we may live safely and freely…. On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, we honor the spouses of those who have left behind everything they know and love to join our Nation’s unbroken chain of patriots…. Let us celebrate these selfless individuals by supporting them and upholding our everlasting commitment to stand beside them and their families.
Lord, bid war’s trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace.
The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.
Better than honor and glory, and History’s iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men.
The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things that matter for a nation; the great peaks of honour we had forgotten – duty and patriotism, clad in glittering white; the great pinnacle of sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to heaven.
And each man stands with his face in the light of his own drawn sword. Ready to do what a hero can.
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic.
Where liberty dwells, there is my country.
He loves his country best who strives to make it best.
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.
May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Our Armed Forces and our national defense system represent a judicious investment of the nation’s resources in the cause of peace. The return on this investment, in terms of national strength, shows the determination of the American people to preserve our way of life and to give hope to all who seek peace with freedom and justice.
To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.
Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and serves, as he best can, the same cause – honor to him, only less than to him, who braves, for the common good, the storms of heaven and the storms of battle.
No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might – but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it
