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Top 10 Memorial Day Quotes

Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for our country. Here are the top 99 quotes to help you reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day:

1. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan
2. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
3. “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
4. “On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!” – Thomas William Parsons
5. “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
6. “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell
7. “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” – Jeff Miller
8. “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” – Benjamin Disraeli
9. “Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.” – Barack Obama
10. “In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” – Jose Narosky

11-33 Memorial Day Quotes

11. “The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.” – William Havard
12. “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell
13. “I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.” – Bob Riley
14. “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” – Joseph Campbell
15. “Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it… it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” – Unknown
16. “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
17. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
18. “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” – Benjamin Disraeli
19. “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” – Jeff Miller
20. “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy
21. “The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – Douglas MacArthur
22. “Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the armed services make to defend our way of life.” – Robin Hayes
23. “For love of country they accepted death.” – James A. Garfield
24. “A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.” – Hercules
25. “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
26. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
27. “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
28. “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” – Joseph Campbell
29. “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” – Nathan Hale
30. “The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.” – Abraham Lincoln
31. “The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.” – George S. Patton Jr.
32. “The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission.” – John F. Kennedy
33. “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.” – Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

34-66 Memorial Day Quotes

34. “The dead soldier’s silence sings our national anthem.” – Aaron Kilbourn
35. “Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans, it’s honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that’s a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.” – Pete Hegseth
36. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
37. “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” – Jeff Miller
38. “And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.” – Joseph Rodman Drake
39. “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell
40. “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” – Benjamin Disraeli
41. “On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!” – Thomas William Parsons
42. “They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation.” – Henry Ward Beecher
43. “Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans, it’s honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that’s a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.” – Pete Hegseth
44. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
45. “Freedom is never free.” – Unknown
46. “The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission.” – John F. Kennedy
47. “The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.” – Abraham Lincoln
48. “The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.” – George S. Patton Jr.
49. “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” – George Washington
50. “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” – Nathan Hale
51. “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell
52. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
53. “They fell, but o’er their glorious grave Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save.” – Francis Marion Crawford
54. “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy
55. “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” – Benjamin Disraeli
56. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
57. “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” – Jeff Miller
58. “As we express our gratitude,