Memorial Day 2024, as every year, is set aside as a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of our country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle.
Memorial Day 2024
Most of us will embrace the holiday by celebrating our freedom with friends and families at BBQs and backyard parties. Some will visit cemeteries and place American flags on graves. A national moment of silence is observed at 3PM local time to remember the war dead. And all of us will welcome the unofficial start of summer.
If you are wondering what to say to those veterans that you might encounter on Memorial Day, here are several wonderful Memorial Day quotes that you can use, that I found online:
- “May we never forget that freedom isn’t free.”
- “In memory of many, in memory of all”
- “We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.”
- “Never forget, ever honor”
- “Fallen, but not forgotten”
- Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the last Monday in May, honors service members who have died in military service to the nation. The holiday has roots dating back to the post-Civil War era, when citizens would informally place spring flower memorials on the graves of fallen soldiers.
This day is set aside to honor the brave souls who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live free. We pray that their courage inspires all of us to live with purpose and appreciation.
The Traveling Locavores hope your Memorial Day is meaningful. We wish you a very enjoyable weekend of remembering those who are no longer with us. We wish everyone a Memorial Day filled with reflection and gratitude for our heroes. And, of course, a day filled with great food!!!
