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America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world. -- John Doolittle
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. -- Charles B. Rangel
On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free. -- Dan Lipinski
But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present. -- Nick Lampson
Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers. -- Zach Wamp
Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, 'Hi' to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation. -- Al Franken
Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America. -- R. Lee Ermey
I co-founded the DNC Veterans and Military Families Council in 2005. -- Christine Pelosi
Veterans and remarkable rookies. International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) cofounder, David -- Lee Child
Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred. Veterans' Day is not. -- Kurt Vonnegut
I have veterans in my family. But I didn't know anything about DAV, Disabled American Veterans. -- Gary Sinise
Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration. -- Corrine Brown
Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel! -- Winfield Scott
Veterans' issues are quite close to my heart. I find it quite hard to talk about, actually. -- John Oliver
Like the archers of Agincourt, John O'Neal and the 254 Swiftboat Veterans took down their own haughty Frenchman. -- Ann Coulter
Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day. -- Charles B. Rangel
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
Now Congress learns that the Veterans Administration failed to provide complete, accurate information on the money it needs for both this year and next year. -- Doc Hastings
On Veterans Day, we take time to honor those men and women who bravely serve and have served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. -- Todd Tiahrt
But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics. -- Tim Holden
Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) has called for an audit of the Pentagon, so that we finally have some transparency and accountability in how DOD spends taxpayer dollars. -- Pete Hegseth
Veterans are driven by the same frustrations that the public has with what is happening in Washington... the fiscal irresponsibility and the financial crisis that our country is facing. -- Pete Hegseth
For many of the brave men and women who have fought on the front lines, returning home means trying to navigate a complicated and bureaucratic Veterans Administration benefits system. -- Kirsten Gillibrand
In addition to demanding answers and accountability from the Veterans Administration, Congress had to act to ensure veterans do not suffer because of the actions of a federal agency. -- Doc Hastings
I am a Marine Corps veteran, but more importantly - or as important maybe - I'm the chairman of the Oversight Investigation Subcommittee and the House Veterans Affair Committee. -- Mike Coffman
To honor the legacy of veterans and the democratic principles they fought for, I am glad that I introduced the Korean War Veterans Recognition Act which was enacted in 2009. -- Charles B. Rangel
I saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial not as an object placed into the earth but as a cut in the earth that has then been polished, like a geode. -- Maya Lin
It is Veterans Day, when we honor everyone who served in all of the campaigns. We honor them with dignity and respect, and of course mattress sales and tire discounts. -- Craig Ferguson
More often than not, you find players seeing something that they can help another player with or reinforce something the coaches are seeing. Veterans do that regularly with younger players. -- Brendan Daly
This year's Veterans Day celebration is especially significant as our country remains committed to fighting the War on Terror and as brave men and women are heroically defending our homeland. -- John Doolittle
I understand the needs of both the military and the veteran, and that has helped me tremendously as a congressman. I am proud to serve on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. -- Phil Roe
I also believe our country made a promise to veterans and their families. Veterans have kept their end of the bargain, and now, the VA is looking to pull out the rug. -- Ellen Tauscher
In mid-May, the House of Representatives approved the full amount of money that the Veterans Administration said was needed for next year - plus an additional $1 billion increase for veterans' health care. -- Doc Hastings
Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that's changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record with veterans among any president in my lifetime. -- Wesley Clark
The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the recent failures of the Veterans Administration so shameful. -- Doc Hastings
The Veterans Administration is a scandal. It's corrupt, and what's going on is a disgrace. And, believe me, if I win, if I become president, that will end. The veterans will be treated properly. -- Donald Trump
When the Veterans Affairs Department implemented a program to provide home-based health care to veterans with multiple chronic conditions - many of the system's most expensive patients to treat - they received astounding results. -- Ron Wyden
When the Veterans Affairs Department implemented a program to provide home-based health care to veterans with multiple chronic conditions - many of the systems most expensive patients to treat - they received astounding results. -- Ron Wyden
As efforts to fix this failure at the Veterans Administration continue, I also intend to persist in demanding answers and action on the establishment of a new clinic to serve the veterans in North Central Washington. -- Doc Hastings
Today is Veterans Day. Thank you to all our men and women who have served the United States armed forces. In honor of Veterans Day we are marching out a few jokes that have already served. -- David Letterman
Our greatest privilege and responsibility as leaders of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is to provide our veterans with a system that cares for their wounds and ensures that they have an opportunity to succeed. -- Steve Buyer
At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion that genuinely changes unsustainable spending trajectories while preserving U.S. defense capacity. -- Pete Hegseth
I was elected by the Democrats to be chair of the Veterans Committee, which I'm very proud of. And now am the rankings member on the Budget Committee, leader of the Democrats in opposition to the majority Republicans. -- Bernie Sanders
The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation. -- George Washington
As a veteran, I believe we have a responsibility to take care of all our men and women who have served - and I will fight to fix the crisis at the Veterans Administration caused by negligent leadership in Washington. -- Joni Ernst
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
It is outrageous to know that security procedures are apparently so lax at the Department of Veterans Affairs that a single bureaucrat had the ability to put the personal information of over 26 million Veterans at risk for sale to the highest criminal bidder. -- Bob Ney
America owed its military renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s to Vietnam. Veterans like Norman Schwartzkopf, Colin Powell, Alfred Grey, Charles Krulak, and Wesley Clark returned home angry and ashamed at their defeat and rebuilt all-volunteer, professional armed forces from the ground up. -- Michael Ignatieff
Thank you for the sacrifices you and your families are making. Our Vietnam Veterans have taught us that no matter what are positions may be on policy, as Americans and patriots, we must support all of our soldiers with our thoughts and our prayers. -- Zach Wamp
See how the World its Veterans rewards! A Youth of Frolics, an old Age of Cards; Fair to no purpose, artful to no end, Young without Lovers, old without a Friend; A Fop their Passion, but their Prize a Sot; Alive ridiculous, and dead forgot. -- Alexander Pope
On Veterans Day, I can't help think of my uncles who volunteered for the service after fleeing a brutal regime in the Dominican Republic. They hadn't been in America long, but they were already so grateful for its opportunities that they were eager to serve. -- Thomas Perez
The need for this clinic is clear to me, to the veterans who are currently forced to travel hours to receive care, and even to the Veterans Administration that itself identified creation of a clinic in this part of our state as a priority to be completed by 2006. -- Doc Hastings
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
Caring for veterans shouldn't be a partisan issue. It should an American one. -- Jennifer Granholm
America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago. -- Steve Buyer
I think our veterans certainly deserve and have earned the best health care in the world. -- Phil Roe
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. -- Jeff Miller
When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting. -- Karl Marlantes
One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans. -- George H. W. Bush
You'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us. -- Jim Davis
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
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
The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude. -- Steve Buyer
It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments. -- Dick Durbin
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
In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. -- Jennifer Granholm
America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress' action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols. -- Bill Shuster
The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,... Apparently some in the Vietnamese government don't want to do that and that's their decision. -- Ho Chi Minh
Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're working hard to make the wounded veterans feel that they are loved and welcomed home, unlike Vietnam. It was not a very kind, gentle world then. I think we are kinder and gentler. -- Barbara Bush
I want people to take the initiative to find veterans that need help, veterans that are suffering and in need of assistance reintegrating from combat back into society, into normal family lives and jobs. We need to take a real 'boots on the ground' approach to helping veterans in need. -- Max Martini
I believe that the role of limited government should be looking after the needs of veterans, the elderly, children and those institutions that improve the quality of life for struggling families - I don't believe that government should bend to serve the needs of subsidized multi-national corporations and entitled billionaires. -- Moby
While we can never truly repay the debt we owe our heroes, the least we should do for our brave veterans is to ensure that the government takes a proactive approach to delivering the services and benefits they have earned, so they can access the care they need and so richly deserve. -- Kirsten Gillibrand
Jamie Moyer was in his third year as a major league pitcher and was, by his own admission, still wide-eyed, watching everything going on around him and soaking it in. He paid particular attention to older teammates on his Chicago Cubs squad, hoping to emulate habits that had allowed those veterans to extend their careers. -- Don Yaeger
Disabled veterans are not a bargaining chip. -- Jim Bridenstine
There will be no veterans of World War III. -- Walter F. Mondale
America's trying to do the best for its veterans. -- R. Lee Ermey
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I talk about jobs, I talk about our veterans being mistreated. -- Donald Trump
Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation. -- Patty Murray
I want people to get involved and to connect with veterans. -- Max Martini
We are dealing with veterans, not procedures; with their problems, not ours. -- Omar N. Bradley
America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it. -- Jim Ramstad
When you have 8,000 veterans a year committing suicide, then you have a serious problem, -- Johnny Isakson
I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there. -- Gary Sinise
I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day. -- Laurie Halse Anderson
I remain committed to improving the government services to which Hudson Valley veterans are entitled. -- Sue Kelly
Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called. -- Bill Shuster
Twenty-two suicides a day from our veterans. Do you believe that number? Twenty-two a day. -- Donald Trump
Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom. -- Steve Buyer
And when they have done their job, America must look after and honor its veterans. -- Adam Schiff
I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country. -- Corrine Brown
Makin' veterans run for medicine, Cause I put out more lights in a fight than ConEdison. -- Kool G Rap
It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans. -- Tom Udall
I'm just one example of thousands of transgender veterans and people who are actively serving today. -- Allyson Robinson
We have the greatest people on Earth in our military. We don't take care of our veterans. -- Donald Trump
I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war. -- Robert Jay Lifton
These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam. -- Neil Sheehan
If you can't afford to take care of your #â?? veterans , then don't go to war. -- Bernie Sanders
Forget the veterans. They havent told me anything, and they better not come tell me anything, either. -- Miguel Cabrera
Veteran art creates a meeting place between veterans and civilians, or simply between veterans with different experiences. -- Phil Klay
I'm ashamed that Congress finds billions for pork-barrel subsidies but fails to find money for veterans' health care. -- John McCain
City's effort to end homelessness among veterans is different than how things used to be in L.A. -- John Carlos Frey
We have a very large military community - veterans and others - who basically do believe in the militarism. -- Julianne Malveaux
By cutting critical domestic programs such as education, health, environmental protection, and veterans' services, this budget reveals misplaced priorities. -- Dan Lipinski
If you want to reinstate the 14.4 billion dollars that Bush cut out of the veterans program then vote democrat. -- David Cross
We owe our World War II veterans - and all our veterans - a debt we can never fully repay. -- Doc Hastings
The notion that war forever separates veterans from the rest of mankind has been long embedded in our collective consciousness. -- Phil Klay
When a guy running for president will not support the troops, not support veterans, not support teachers, that's really important. -- Tim Kaine
I had lots of friends who were fighting in Vietnam and I am still friends with veterans of the war. -- Gordon Lightfoot
I have gone to all over the country and I've met so many veterans and I have tremendous veteran support. -- Donald Trump
Marriage - as its veterans know well - is the continuous process of getting used to things you hadn't expected. -- Thomas Mullen
My father had many, many veterans over to the house, and the older I got the more I appreciated their sacrifice. -- Steven Spielberg
We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans. -- Jim McDermott
One of the primary reasons I first ran for Congress was to be a voice for our troops, veterans and military families. -- Kirsten Gillibrand
We've got to continue to find ways to honor our 25 million veterans that have served our country with such honor and distinction. -- Zach Wamp
The backlash to [Sarah] Palin`s comments was swift, with veterans and veterans` groups criticizing the apparent politicization of post-traumatic stress disorder. -- Chris Hayes
I ... have another cup of coffee with my mother. We get along very well, veterans of a guerrilla war we never understood. -- Joan Didion
I spent five years working very hard to develop a relationship with the veterans' service organizations. We have together worked some major projects. -- Eric Shinseki
Our veterans deserve the very best, and that means ensuring that America's veterans receive high-quality services and cares when they come back home. -- Elizabeth Warren
We're going to give [veterans] the right to see their private doctor, get taken care of it, perhaps the private or public hospital. -- Donald Trump

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