Save one of our inspirational Memorial Day quotes to share with friends and loved ones on Monday, May 26th, 2025! You can use one of our images to grab attention on social media. Or just copy and paste a quote as part of a heartfelt statement.
Short Memorial Day Quotes
“All gave some. Some gave all.”
“Our flag does not fly because the wind blows it. It flies with the last breath of every soldier who died defending it.”
“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.”
Happy Memorial Day Quotes
“Happy Memorial Day – In Memory of All Who Served”
Memorial Day Quotes to Remember
“May we never forget that freedom isn’t free.”
“Let their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.”
–Daniel Webster
Memorial Day Quotes for Gratitude
“To those who gave everything so I could have everything, thank you. You will never be forgotten in my home or my heart.”
“Instead of wishing each other a Happy Memorial Day, perhaps we should be telling each other to have a Grateful Memorial Day out of respect to those who sacrificed their lives for us.”
Fallen Soldier Quote
“We must honor our fallen soldiers by remembering their sacrifice and celebrating the freedom they bought for the rest of us with their lives.”
Funny Memorial Day Quotes
“Wow Mom, how much did all this cost?”
“It’s Memorial Day. So remember to remember.”
Famous Memorial Day Quotes
These are some of the most widely-known quotes from former presidents’ speeches on Memorial Day – and other days of remembrance – of years past.
Ronald Reagan
“We are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we may be free.”
–Ronald Reagan
JFK
“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
Abraham Lincoln
“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.”
–Abraham Lincoln
FDR
“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.”
–Franklin D. Roosevelt
Meaning of Memorial Day Quotes
“Honor our living veterans, but do not wish them a happy day today. Memorial Day is reserved for the soldiers we must honor in our hearts for the sacrifice that removed them from hearing our thanks in person.”
“The meaning of Memorial Day is greater than a backyard barbecue or an extra day off from work or school. It is a discredit to those we should be honoring that we do not acknowledge their sacrifices first and foremost.”
Beautiful Memorial Day Poems
Fragile is a single life the brave so freely give.
Bound for immortality, their souls will surely live.
Death, don’t be proud for what you took, they freely gave away.
Their quest for freedom far outweighed the fear that you convey.
They joined the ranks of warriors, staying vigil day and night.
They often skipped a meal or two, but they never missed a fight.
God bless the men and women whose fighting days are done.
Say a special prayer at night for each and every one.
Rest assured that you will find throughout the coming years
These fallen warriors will return in the hearts of all their peers!
If we forget their sacrifice, their deaths will be in vain.
Let’s stand beside their loved ones as we sing their last refrain:
You’ve come upon our heaven’s gate
You surely won’t have long to wait.
The saints will take good care of you,
But there is still a lot to do.
You’ve joined the ranks of everyone
Who fought so freedom could be won.
Although your job on earth is done,
Your work in heaven’s just begun.
–Randall W. West
Someone’s child, left long ago,
A strange land,
Someone’s foe.
An unmarked grave, fields of green,
Resting quiet,
Just eighteen.
Winds of freedom, wash us now,
Remember him,
This I vow.
–Victor C. Kleinschmit
Memorial Day Weekend Quotes
“Wishing you a Memorial Day weekend full of reflection, gratitude, and good times. Make good memories with friends and family in honor of those we make a point to remember.”
Anti-War Memorial Day Quote
“It is the people who have no say in making wars who suffer from the consequences of them.”
–Philippa Carr
