In the midst of Memorial Day’s fun and games, it’s important to remember those who fought and died for it. Here are Memorial Day quotes to help you honor veterans for their service.
While we honor those who have died for our country, we should also remember that our armed services fought for our health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Everyone who has helped throughout the global health crisis deserves praise, from military doctors and nurses to vaccination distributors (if you need help coming up with the words to share your thanks to essential workers, these patriotic quotes or thankful quotes can help). Here are 44 Memorial Day quotes for inspiration.
44 Memorial Day Quotes
- “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.” – William J. Clinton
- “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
- 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
- “No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” – St. Ambrose
- “May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn’t free.” – Sgt. Major Bill Paxton
- “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” – Winston Churchill
- “…And if words cannot repay the debt we owe these men, surely with our actions we must strive to keep faith with them and with the vision that led them to battle and to final sacrifice.” – Ronald Reagan
- “As we set today aside to honor and thank our veterans, let us be mindful that we should do this every day of the year and not just one.” – Beth Pennington
- “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” – Harry S. Truman
- “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” – Bob Dylan
- “So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.” – Helen Keller
- “Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.” – Barack Obama
- “Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis
- “Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “For the love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.” – James A. Garfield
- “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.” – George S. Patton
- “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” – Joseph Campbell
- “The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell
