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" Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon. "

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" America's trying to do the best for its veterans. "

" Because all of us believe and understand in the fabric of the common bond of why we call ourselves American is to care for the men and women who wear the uniform; and when they take off the uniform, we care for them when they are veterans. "

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" Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler. "

" When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes. "

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" True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. "

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" While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms. "

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" We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay. "

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" It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands. - at the Battle of Copenhagen. "

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" Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone. "

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" Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. "

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" Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it's off the better. "

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" The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by. "

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