“ I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to God that I might be less like myself and more like them. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ To be ignorant of the sacrifices of others that yielded the blessings I enjoy leaves me exchanging the reality of 'blessing' for the assumption of 'entitlement.' And once that happens, I will forfeit… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ If the baser instinct of rampant self-preservation adamantly refuses to surrender itself to the infinitely greater call of self-sacrifice, in attempting to save our lives we will have in reality compl… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Despite how utterly massive they might be, it is never the size of the arsenal nor the strength of the warrior. Rather, it is a heart bent on sacrifice that is the most potent weapon of all. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ It is my wish and most cherished hope that God would be pleased with my legacy, that lives would be changed by it, and that the world would be immeasurably better because I was privileged to leave a l… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ You are silent now who once stood on battlefields ravaged by destruction unimaginable, holding in those desperate places the line of freedom for others you would never know, and who would never know y… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ While we tediously check our weaponry before entering into battle, do we check our hearts? For without exception, that is the greatest weapon of all. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ If I have become so pathetically dulled that I hold freedom as my right and the privileges of liberty as my due, I can stand beside the stilled graves of a thousand soldiers fallen in defense of freed… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ We'd like to think that it is not our fault great men and women died fighting for the security of our nation and safety of our communities. But we know this not to be true. They commited their lives f… D'Andre Lampkin
“ We'd like to think that it is not our fault that great men and women died fighting for the security of our nation and safety of our communities. But we know this not to be true. They commited their li… D'Andre Lampkin
“ This country has not seen and probably will never know the true level of sacrifice of our veterans. As a civilian I owe an unpayable debt to all our military. Going forward let’s not send our servicem… Thomas M Smith
“ A cause that only serves me is much like a door on the edge of a cliff, it doesn’t open to anywhere good. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Missing someone is the reverberating echo of everything beautiful about her—her laugh, her song, her touch, her smell, the power of her words, and the constant shadow that lingers on as her perfect im… Richelle E. Goodrich
“ The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns. Richelle E. Goodrich
“ Rights’ are ‘privileges,’ and if I am arrogant enough to demand the former without respecting the latter I will lose both. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ As individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in prideful, patriotic commemoration of tragedy. Just as God is provoked by those w… Criss Jami
“ Remembering our loved ones is breathing life into their fading images, that we might once more see their faces and pass along a tearful “I miss you. Richelle E. Goodrich
