Throughout history, those who have known the horror of war -- and the love behind all great sacrifice -- have tried to put those emotions into words.

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As much I'd love to be thin, I'd never sacrifice my health for that.

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These are people that love twitter, and to go a day without tweeting is a true sacrifice.

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You taught us about sacrifice -- a love of country so deep, so profound, you were willing to give your lives for it.

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When we tend to the sick, when we console those in pain, when we sacrifice for those in need, wherever and whenever we are there to give comfort and to guide and to love, then Christ is with us.

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