#veteran

I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was. ↗

— Maya Lin

#anything #because #deliberately #did #eclipsed

It was a requirement by the veterans to list the 57,000 names. We're reaching a time that we'll acknowledge the individual in a war on a national level. ↗

— Maya Lin

#individual #level #list #names #national

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. ↗

— Randy Neugebauer

#countrymen #day #dedicated #defend #fellow

However, as our brave men and women continue to return from the battlefields of the War on Terror, Congress must respond by enacting policies that meet the evolving needs of the veterans community. ↗

— Randy Neugebauer

#brave #brave men #community #congress #continue

As we try to compete in this global marketplace, we need to rebuild our infrastructure. We need to rebuild our schools. We need to make sure that teachers and first responders and veterans who are coming home from serving our country so proudly have jobs waiting for them. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#coming home #compete #country #first #global

I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country. ↗

— Corrine Brown

#country #district #i #richest #veterans

Twenty-five million veterans are living among us today. These men and women selflessly set aside their civilian lives to put on the uniform and serve us. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#aside #civilian #lives #living #men

The men and women of today's VA are dedicated to caring for today's veterans and stand ready to provide for our servicemembers who now defend our freedoms and our way of life. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#dedicated #defend #freedoms #life #men

I am a Korean War veteran. I support our troops as much as anyone in this body, but I do so by advocating redeployment out of Iraq as soon as it can be safely done. ↗

— John Conyers

#am #anyone #body #done #i

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#amount #better #disabled #fact #geared