Veterans Day Assembly
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This document is the text of a Veteran's Day assembly at Central High School honoring veterans. It contains quotes from many American leaders throughout history praising service, sacrifice, and defending freedom. The quotes are attributed to figures like John Adams, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Barbara Bush, Jimmy Carter, and others recognizing the efforts and meaning of veterans throughout American history.
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- 1. Veteran’s Day Assembly Central High School Honoring Veterans November 11, 2010
- 2. Yesterday the greatest question was decided, which ever was debated in America…A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony. That these colonies are, and of right ought to be, Free and Independent states. *** John Adams
- 3. Put none but Americans on guard tonight. *** George Washington 1776
- 4. And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. *** John F. Kennedy
- 5. Everyone has the power of greatness—not for fame but greatness, because greatness is determined by service. *** Martin Luther King Jr.
- 6. Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their blood. But everyone has something to give. *** Barbara Bush
- 7. We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They are the source of our strength. *** Jimmy Carter
- 8. We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights. *** Felix Frankfurter
- 9. Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to untiring effort, to continual sacrifice and to the willingness, if necessary, to die in its defense. *** John F. Kennedy
- 10. …this will remain the home of the free only as long as it remains the home of the brave. *** Elmer Davis
- 11. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. *** Dwight D. Eisenhower to his troops on D-Day, June 6, 1944
- 12. In every generation, the world has produced enemies of human freedom. They have attacked America because we are freedom’s home and defender, and the commitment of our Fathers is now the calling of our time. *** George W. Bush (post 9/11)
- 13. The nations of the world… have seen our young soldiers in action. They have seen their courage and their strength. Off the battlefield they have seen and admired the human kindness of the men who went overseas for us and them.
- 14. When you go home, tell them of us and say, “For their tomorrow, we gave our today.” *** Inscription at the WWI cemetery at Kohima, India
- 15. Fathers. Sisters. Brothers. Friends. Loved Ones. These are Americans who, in the eloquent words delivered at Gettysburg by Abraham Lincoln, “gave their last full measure of devotion. *** Jan Scruggs
- 16. We’re going to rush the hijackers. *** Jeremy Glick United Airlines Flight 93 final words to his wife
- 17. When Americans put their heads on their pillows at night, I wonder if they realize what a beacon of hope they are for oppressed people everywhere. *** Ann Richards