Stephen E. Ambrose quotes:

In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?'No,' I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes.

We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.