Memorial Day quotes : military town

This evening in church our pastor asked everyone who has served in the military to stand and be recognized. Of course, with this being a military town with a lot of active duty and retired military personnel, there were many people standing. Here are a few Memorial Day quotes I want to share:

 Memorial Day quotes

• For love of country they accepted death... ~James A. Garfield
• And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glorylights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. ~Joseph Drake
• The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree ~Thomas Campbell
• These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea. ~Schuyler Colfax
• We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them. ~Francis A. Walker