Sample Military Retirement Quote

Department of Army Emblem

Congratulations on Your Retirement

With Great Honor and In Recognition For
Twenty Three Years of Honorable & Meritorious
Service to the United States Army.

Thank You For Going Above & Beyond the
Call of Duty to Keep Our Country Safe!

From the Soldiers in the
170th IBCT, 3rd Battalion

Years of Army Service

Sample Military Retirement Poem

USN Emblem

Name of Retiring Sailor

Retiring after 23 Years of Service
From the United States Navy
1988 - 2011

It is the sailor, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the sailor, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the sailor, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the sailor, not the lawyer,
Who has given us a right to a fair trial.
It is the sailor, like (Retiring sailor's Name),
Who salutes the flag,
Who serves under the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag.

Happy Retirement!