MARINE QUOTES ABOUT DEATH

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” – Unknown

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – Douglas MacArthur

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” – Norman Cousins

“We come to honor those who gave their all. And I ask that we pray for those who are missing and that God may grant us swiftly a time of peace.” – Ronald Reagan

“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.” – Laurence Binyon

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

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain

“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” – Haruki Murakami

“Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share.” – Ned Dolan

“The flag does not fly because of the wind that blows it; the flag flies because each soldier’s last breath carries it.” – Unknown

“All that we have of freedom, all that we use or know – this our fathers bought for us long and long ago.” – Rudyard Kipling MOTHER AND DAUGHTER NOT GETTING ALONG QUOTES

“The fallen heroes we remember and honor today embraced battles others feared. They climbed mountains others scaled not. They crossed seas others sailed not. They gave their lives so that we can live ours.” – Unknown

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” – Patrick Henry

“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:13

“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. We will never forget their sacrifices.” – Harry S. Truman

“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” – Unknown

“The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell

“No person was ever honored for what they received. Honor has been the reward for what they gave.” – Calvin Coolidge

“On this day, we remember and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, so we may live in freedom.” – Unknown

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:13