Sentence examples for honorable service from inspiring English sources

A squad member, Bob Moore, 77, an Army veteran, presented the American flag that had draped Mr. Lewis's coffin to Mr. Proffitt and repeated words he had spoken hundreds of times: "On behalf of a great and grateful nation, the president of the United States, and the armed forces, it is an honor to present you this flag, for the honorable service your loved one provided his country".

In September 2012, the shooter left the navy after 16 years of honorable service.

And further, it is amazing to me that the argument should revolve around medals and Purple Hearts and honorable service.

Ms. Hong was perhaps miscast, and after years of honorable service her soprano sounded more managed than commanding.

But the board also said it "is sympathetic to the arguments advanced by the veteran, especially in light of her honorable service".

After his honorable service, he opened a luncheonette in his old neighborhood, where heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano was a customer and good friend.

The department already waives the requirement for those with two or more years of honorable military service.

There aren't many sacred cows left in American politics, but honorable military service has remained among them.

Back then, working for the C.I.A. was seen as honorable government service — or, as Matthiessen put it in a recent telephone interview, "a free trip to Paris to write my novel".

In addition to lowering the age, he broadened the number of recruits permitted to waive a requirement for 60 college credits; those with two or more years of honorable military service were already exempt.

E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet The military prosecutors sort of apologized in court this week, saying that they didn't really think that Seminoles acted like members of Al Qaeda and that the government "in no way questions or impugns the valor, bravery and honorable military service of Native Americans, past and present".