Memorial Day (in the US) a day on which those who died on active service are remembered, usually the last Monday in May.

1. Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

2. For those who have given and those who continue to give
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3. The lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit
Anonymous

4. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Christopher Reeve

5. And so my fellow Americans ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy

6. Greater love has no one than this than to lay down one's life for his friends
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7. Happy Memorial Day to past, present and fallen soldiers. Today we honor you, salute you for defending our country and our freedom
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8. Home of the free, because of the brave
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9. In memory of many, in honor of all, thank you
Anonymous

10. It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
George S. Patton

11. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
Winston Churchill

12. One individual may die for an idea but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives
Anonymous

13. Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Anonymous

14. Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation that stands in silence and remembers those who were loved and who in return loved their countrymen enough to die for them.
Ronald Reagan

15. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy

16. Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.
Bob Marley

17. Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be … America will never forget their sacrifices.
Harry S Truman

18. Perform, then, this one act of remembrance before this Day passes – Remember there is an army of defense and advance that never dies and never surrenders, but is increasingly recruited from the eternal sources of the American spirit and from the generations of American youth.”
W.J. Cameron

19. I am very Proud to be an American, and won't forget those men who gave that happiness to us.
Anonymous

20. Memorial day remembering those served all gave some, some gave all. Gone but never forgotten
Anonymous

21. Thankful for every brave American solider who faithfully gave everything even their lives god bless you all
Anonymous

22. The brave die never, though they sleep in dust their courage nerves a thousand living men.
Minot J. Savage

23. They fell, but o'er their glorious grave floats free the banner of the cause they died to save.
Anonymous

24. Throughout the course of American history, courageous men and women have taken up arms to secure, defend, and maintain these core principles upon which our nation's freedoms depend.
George Bush

25. True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
Arthur Ash

26. The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.
Benjamin Disraeli

27. We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time of need. In particular, we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free.
Ronald Reagan

28. This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Elmer Davis

29. I love America more than any other country in this world and exactly for this reason i insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
Anonymous

30. Four things support the world the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave.
Muhammad

31. Heroes never die. They live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who would follow in their footsteps. Emily Potter

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32. How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.
Maya Angelou

33. When we are no longer willing to die for the freedom of others, we shall no longer merit freedom for ourselves. John Warwick Montgomery

34. In honor of the brave men and women who have given their lives.
Anonymous

35. The next generation must never forget the service, sacrifice and commitment of those who enable us to live in the greatest nation the world has ever known that is the essence of Memorial Day.
Lt. Col Allen B. West

36. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled neither let them be afraid.
John

37. Wishing you a beautiful Memorial Day weekend … In honor of all the veterans as well as the active service members. Thank you for all you do
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38. To those who courageously gave their lives and those who bravely fight today thank you
Anonymous

39. Remember those who have sacrificed this memorial day Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Anonymous

40. Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.
Jennifer M. Granholm

41. May no soldier go unloved. May no soldier walk alone. May no soldier be forgotten, May no soldier be left behind when they return home
Anonymous

42. We honor our fallen heroes today and everyday
Anonymous

43. This memorial day we salute the men and women who served to protect our country
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44. Honoring the heroes who served to hold our flag high
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45. May we never forget freedom isn't free.. with deepest gratitude to those who paid the ultimate price
Anonymous

46. We cherish, too, the poppy red. That grows on fields where valor led; It seems to signal to the skies that blood of heroes never dies.
Moina Michael

47. Let memorial day be a day to count our blessings and remember those who serve to protect our country and our freedom
Anonymous

48. Land of the free, because of the brave.
Anonymous

49. Remember And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
Lee Greenwood

50. All gave some some gave all
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51. Thanks to our veterans & soldiers for giving the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom
Anonymous

52. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Anonymous

53. Memorial Day…is the day that’s set aside, To remember with gratitude and pride, All those who served and died, For our country and our freedom. May your day be filled with memories and peace
Anonymous

54. And Im proud to be an American, where at least I know Im free. And I wont forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
Lee Greenwood

55. While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
Randy Neugebauer
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56. A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
Joseph Campbell

57. My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy

58. 137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America’s most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed – it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. Doc Hastings
Doc Hastings

59. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Anonymous

60. This is how we know what love is Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers
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61. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Abraham Lincoln

62. True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going
Anonymous