Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.

Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

Happy Veterans Day Most Famous Quotes

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

“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” José Narosky

“Lord, bid war’s trumpet cease; fold the whole Earth in peace.” Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” Khalil Gibran

“America without her soldiers would be like God without his angels.” Claudia Pemberton

“Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go.” Bernard Malamud

“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” Michel de Montaigne

“Those who live today remember those who do not. Those who know freedom remember today those who gave up life for freedom…We could not forget them. Even if they were not our own, we could not forget them. For all time, they are what we can only aspire to be: giving, unselfish, the epitome of human love — to lay down one’s life so that others might live.” Ronald Reagan

“In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

“The Bible tells us: If you owe debts, pay debts; if honor, then honor; if respect, then respect. The debt our nation owes those who’ve worn the uniform is a debt we will never be able to fully repay.” Micheal R. Pence

“Never give in—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” Winston Churchill

“You’d have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us.” Jim Davis

“Our Veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.” Bill Shuster

“Caring for veterans shouldn’t be a partisan issue. It should an American one.” Jennifer Granholm

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

“This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” Elmer Davis

“The best thing you have to give is yourself.” Norman Vincent Peale

“Whenever and wherever the nation has called – in times of darkness and danger as well as in times of peace and prosperity – America’s veterans have been there. Veterans have proudly carried the torch of liberty for all to see.” General Colin L. Powell

“We will not tire, We will not falter, We will not fail.” George W. Bush

“‘Duty, Honor, Country’ — those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.” General Douglas MacArthur

“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” Reverend Billy Graham

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