It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
General George S. Patton
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
Stonewall Jackson
Oh, it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ ‘Tommy, go away’;
But it’s ‘Thank you, Mister Atkins’, when the band begins to play—
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
Oh, it’s ‘Thank you, Mister Atkins,’ when the band begins to play.
Rudyard Kipling
Remember, the soldier fights not because he hates what is before him, but that he loves what is behind him.
A good day to remember that.