day no. 15,652: there is greater victory in falling in battle than failing to battle

In reading The Art of Manliness, Manvotionals: Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues by Brett McKay, I came across the following quote,

"I do not know the dignity of their birth, but I do know the glory of their death. They died unquestioning, uncomplaining, with faith in their hearts, and on their lips the hope that we would go on to victory." -- General Douglas MacaArthur in Duty, Honor, Country

Men do not fight because they are assured of personal victory, but because they are sure that their fighting will secure victory. Men give their lives and die in the name of victory. They die, but their side survives. They fight not merely for their own well-being, but for the lives of their family, their people, their country. They lay down their lives so that what they lived for might survive. Faith fights and dies believing that there is greater victory in falling in battle than failing to battle.

Nehemiah 4:14
Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.