#veterans

The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment. ↗

— Judd Gregg

#country #dedicated #deserve #enjoy #freedoms

From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today. ↗

— John Hoeven

#america #better #better place #continent #country

Finally, I wish to remember the millions of Allied servicemen and prisoners of war who lived the story of the Second World War. Many of these men never came home; many others returned bearing emotional and physical scars that would stay with them for the rest of their lives. I come away from this book with the deepest appreciation for what these men endured, and what they scarified, for the good of humanity. It is to them that this book {Unbroken} is dedicated, ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#veterans #world-war- #men

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

— R. Lee Ermey

#best #trying #veterans

Emmy Lou Harris introduced me to the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation and the Campaign for a Land Mine Free World. ↗

— Mary Chapin Carpenter

#campaign #emmy #foundation #free #free world

America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#america #embody #founded #ideals #more

Our nation has kept faith with its veterans. Funding for veterans healthcare and benefits is strong, and has increased more than 75 percent in the last decade. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#decade #faith #funding #healthcare #increased

Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom. ↗

— Steve Buyer

#commitment #eight #established #freedom #generations

Last month, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, which would provide training and assistance to unemployed veterans, and break down bureaucratic barriers preventing them from finding work. It's smart legislation that members of both parties support, and I'm pleased the Senate passed it. ↗

— Joe Heck

#assistance #barriers #both #break #bureaucratic

In fact, our monthly trade deficit figure is so huge it equals the entire annual budget of our Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans fought to make us free from foreign tyranny, but the new tyranny is taking a different form. ↗

— Marcy Kaptur

#annual #budget #deficit #department #different