Memorial Sayings in 2025

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

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.

The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree.

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.

It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

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.

For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.

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.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

Home of the free, because of the brave.

If you want to thank a soldier, be the kind of American worth fighting for.

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outburts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

We take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.