Dakota Meyer Quotes

As the president put the Medal of Honor around my neck, I felt the history and the weight of a nation.

We had a master sergeant present us with the Bronze Star of Valor he had gotten because he had felt we were the eighth men of the platoon.

I've always felt that if I am deserving of the Medal of Honor, there are many, many others who are. I felt a little bad receiving it, so I received it on behalf of the fellows, because there's no such thing as a single-handed war. There's always a support group, and if you didn't have people who supported you, you couldn't fight a war.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

If I were the blushing kind, I would blush to be called a hero.

I knew many Marines had done brave deeds that no one saw and for which they got no medals at all. I was having a very hard time carrying those medals and didn't have the insight or maturity to know what to do with my combination of guilt and pride.

I have decorated soldiers for heroism before, and it was always such an honor to do it.

Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride.

The only reason anyone ever called me a hero is because I get this paper, here.

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.

It's an amazing thing to hear they're finally giving out a Medal of Honor to a soldier from the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes!

It is no time now to use an apothecary's scale to weigh the rewards of the men who saved the country. [Civil War veterans]

The whole story of my humble contribution cannot be known or divulged …. The medal embarrasses me.

I've always found it embarrassing to receive awards.

It's always embarrassing when somebody does something praiseworthy of you.

Army Specialist Bradley Manning deserves a medal, not prison.

I think it's long overdue, and I believed that Doris Miller should have been honored a long time ago.

Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity.

I look forward to doing my part to keep our solemn vow to veterans who have served our country with pride and distinction. They are all heroes in my eyes, and they deserve no less.

I have rendered my country and people an enormous service. They owe me everything.

The Medal of Valor is this nation's highest and most prestigious award for public safety officers.

You always respect the vets.