Veterans Day is a celebratory day made to honor the men and women who have served the country in times of war. The holiday was first referred to as "Armstice Day," which was first celebrated during the first year anniversary of World War I in Nov. 11, 1919.However, it was only in 1938 when the said date officially became a national holiday following the passing of a resolution to observe it in 1926.
Ninety-four years has passed since its first celebration, and the Veterans Day legacy continues. Today, like no different from the previous years of celebrating this holiday, we pay tribute and take time to honor the brave, valiant, and selfless men and women who have served the nation sincerely during the difficult times of war.
Today we celebrate Veterans Day 2013 and it is imperative that we honor the men, women, and everyone who strove hard to maintain our nation's peace, unity, and above all, freedom.
While President Lincoln's words: "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan" remain to be the one emblazoned on the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building, these famous quotations, that time and again have been used during the Veterans Day celebration, never fail to leave a mark in our hearts in honoring those who stood up for our country in times of war.
Here are the 12 inspiring Veterans Day Quotes for this year's celebration:
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" --Maya Angelou
"The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war." --Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
"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 veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation."-- George Washington
"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."-- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
"I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, 'Mother, what was war?'" --Eve Merriam
"I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot." --Gary Hart
"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul."-- Michel de Montaigne
"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."-- Mark Twain
"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." --Jose Narosky
"America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago." --Steve Buyer
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."-- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums." --Arthur Koestler
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