Thank You for Your Service

 Veterans Day 2026

Thank a veteran for their service! 

I enjoy identifying and recognizing other vets. No matter the service, there is a bond among veterans because we have served our republic. 

Below are some quotes about Veterans and Veterans Day collected by the Reader's Digest.

"It's an honor that not only a small percentage of Americans can claim, and one that marks those who are able to claim it as brothers and sisters. It's a badge of courage that unites across all ages, regardless of background—because to be a veteran is to have endured and survived challenges most Americans will never know." —Joe Biden

"To all the mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, spouses—all those who stand alongside our veterans—and their families, caregivers, survivors: You are the solid steel spine that bears up under every burden, the courageous heart that rises to every challenge." —Joe Biden

"The person you pass as you walk down the street might not be wearing our nation's uniform today. But consider for a moment that a year or a decade or a generation ago, he or she might have been one of our fellow citizens who was willing to lay down their life for strangers like us." —Barack Obama

"These are the hidden heroes of a peaceful nation: our colleagues and friends, neighbors and family members who answered the call and returned to live in the land they defended." —George W. Bush

"On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free." —Dan Lipinski

"You have shielded your fellow citizens from danger. You have defended the beliefs of your country and advanced the rights of the downtrodden. You have been the face of hope and mercy in dark places and a force for good in the world." —George W. Bush

To all veterans: 

Thank-you for your service!

-- Bob Doan, Veteran, Tequesta, FL