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i think the weirdest thing to happen this remembrance day was me being told silas couldn't be remembered. like am i just meant to forget about him for a whole 24 hours? no. too autistic about him

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For most Americans, Memorial Day is nothing more than a day off work; an opportunity to do some work around the house, take a leisurely day off, or maybe go on a family outing.

There’s no special significance to it, other than not having to go to work.

But Memorial Day is so much more than that.

Since 1941, Congress established that the last Monday of May be reserved as an official federal holiday; a holiday specially created for those who have served and died in our nation’s armed forces. This day is about them, from those who laid down their lives at the battles of Lexington and Concord, to those who we lost in the two Gulf Wars.

Each of these brave men and women wrote a check to the United States of America, with the amount filled in as “anything, up to and including my life.” Each and every one of those checks have been cashed; not always for the full amount, but for some amount. As the saying goes, “all gave some and some gave all.”

So while the average American is coking their hot dogs and hamburgers on the grille, America’s veterans are seeing so much more. They are seeing their friends and unit mates, who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

This isn’t just a day off from work, it’s a day of remembrance; remembering those who stood in the gap, giving their all, so that others might have freedom.

What Our Freedom is About

The United States of America is unique in many ways. Many of those first brave settles came here so that they might escape persecution and have religious liberty. This love of God and desire for liberty is enshrined in our First Amendment, granting us freedom of religion, the first of all our freedoms.

While the federal government has whittled away at our freedom over the years, imposing more and more restrictions on what we are free to do, America is still the land of freedom and we Americans enjoy more freedom than the citizens of any other country in the world.

It is the soldiers who have died, who gave us that freedom, not the politicians in Washington. While they would have us believe that our freedom is granted to us by the government, the reality is that politicians have no ability to grant freedom; merely to take it away.

Our freedom was granted to us by God, and the constitution guarantees us that freedom.

Freedom is so precious to America, that we export it to other countries.

We are the only nation in history of the world, who has regularly and unselfishly sent our young men off to fight other country’s wars.

Oh, there have been many cases of those who gone to the aid of another government to fulfill a treaty obligation; but only the United States of America has done so with countries for which we had no treaty obligations, simply to help give to other the freedom which is so precious to ourselves.

The American concept of freedom isn’t just about doing what we want, although it does allow much of that, it’s about not being told what we must do. We are not told what god we must worship; we are not told what we can say and what we cannot; we are not told what work we must do or where we must live.

America, and the American Constitution allow us to decide all of that for ourselves.

Were it not for those in uniform, we would not have those rights. It is our country’s military strength which keeps others from dictating to us; conquering this great land and imposing some restrictive form of government upon us.

Yet it is the internal threat which is greater today. There are always those who want to control, simply for the sake of controlling. They feel they have a right to dictate others lives to them. The USA is not immune to that. We too have those who would dictate to us; those who are convinced that they are better equipped to rule our lives, than we are ourselves.

To those people, the military is a threat; it is the ultimate trump card. One which can take their authority away, simply by their existence. For as long as mankind has existed, power has come out of the force of arms. Yet, while our military forces are subject to civilian rule, they are not blindly subject. Rather, our military serves with its eyes open, protecting and defending “the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

Should there ever be a need for a second American Revolution, it is the veterans in our country who we will be able to count on to lead the charge.

From the militia groups that gathered to protect Cliven Bundy from an overbearing government and uncalled for aggression, to the two million bikers who rode down the mall in protest of Islamic terrorism, none of our veterans have forgotten their oath.

Many still stand ready to defend the Constitution, regardless of where the enemies come from.

So when we gather together today, whether it is around the barbecue grill or on the beach, we must remember those who have sacrificed for us. We must remember their dedication and sacrifice. Their willingness to give all to protect the rest of us. We must not forget their sacrifice or what that sacrifice has bought for us.

Today, veterans will don their old uniforms, digging them out of the attic. They will visit the monuments and gravestones of those who they served with.

This is their day; a day of remembrance, a day of tears. So when you see them walking in your town, stop and thank them for their service; for the sacrifice that they made and for their willingness to lay it all down, in the service of a higher good.

Truly, our military receives little thanks. They come home from their wars and are often forgotten. The Veterans Administration does a poor job of caring for them. Some die because of the poor care they receive. Others are shunted off to the side by society, left with nothing more than menial jobs or living on the street. They haven’t asked for much and they haven’t created a scene. That’s not their way. Were they like that, they never would have served.

That is why we, you and I, must speak out for them. Yes, we must thank them for their service, but we must also remind our government of our responsibility towards them. All too often they are the poor who are overlooked, while others who have given nothing, receive much.

War changes you. I don’t care who you are or what sort of personality you have, when you come out of war, you are a different person than when you went in. Yet many are looked down upon, because of that change.

What would happen if those who served had not? What would be the story of our great nation, without a great military to protect it? Would we be free? I dare say not. There are many who are jealous of our riches and our success. Some would surely try coming after us, to take what we have earned… were it not for our military.

So we each owe a debt of gratitude to our veterans, both living and dead. They have loved in a way which few love, being willing to say down their lives for others, if that was what was necessary.

As it says in the Bible, “Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).

Is that not what our brave veterans have done? Have they not laid down their lives, their dreams and their futures, as an act of love for our nation?

Perhaps these then are the greatest lovers the world has known. Not some actor in Hollywood or some playboy in New York; but rather, the quiet men and women who don our country’s uniform, willing to lay down their lives for us all.

I thank you veterans, of whatever war or even of peacetime. Each of you has given to this country, making it the greatest in the world.

Yes, we have our faults; but those are not your fault. You did your part and I am grateful. Now it is up to us to do our part; and I hope we are up to it. For the part that you have done has merely laid the groundwork for what the rest of us must do.

What is that? What is it that we must do? We must return America to her greatness. We must make the sacrifice that they made worth the cost. We must ensure that the American way of life, as enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights is not lost.

We must continue to throw off the yoke of tyranny and not allow others to enslave us. We must remain strong and healthy, so that as a country we are able to continue exporting freedom to the rest of the world.

We must be America, the last hope of the world. do you see any other way for our country?

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50 Patriotic Memorial Day Quotes That Honor Our Nation’s Veterans 

By MARYN LILES

On Monday, May 25, Americans across the country will celebrate the brave servicemen and servicewomen who died defending our country.

Whether you celebrate by hosting a backyard BBQ get-together or having a simple and intimate moment of silence with your loved ones, Memorial Day is a special time to honor America’s history and commemorate the bravery, courage, and honor of our troops.

We’ve gathered a list of the most dignified and patriotic Memorial Day quotes to offer to honor our nation’s veterans who sacrificed everything to fight for our freedom as Americans.

50 Memorial Day Quotes

1. “Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.”- Barack Obama

2. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

3. “Heroism is not only in the man but in the occasion.”- Calvin Coolidge

4. “Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”- Theodore Roosevelt

5. “Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.”- Franklin D. Roosevelt

6. “No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.”- General Douglas MacArthur

7. “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.”- Eleanor Roosevelt

8. “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”- Joseph Campbell

9. “Never was so much owed by so many few.”- Winston Churchill

10. “The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree.” -Thomas Campbell

11. “Home of the free, because of the brave.” – Unknown

12. “To those in uniform serving today and to those who have served in the past, we honor you today and every day.”- Unknown

13. “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

14.”The brave die never, though they sleep in the dust, their courage nerves a thousand living men.”- Minot J. Savage

15. “May we never forget freedom isn’t free.”- Unknown

16. “No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”- James Allen

17. “Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom.”- Rodney Frelinghuysen

18. “Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”- Unknown

19. “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.”- George S. Patton

20. “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”- Benjamin Disraeli

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21. “For love of country, they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.”- James A. Garfield

22. “Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours.”- Wallace Bruce

23. “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”- Elmer Davis

24. “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

25. “Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.”- Mary Roach

26. “Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.”- Sun Tzu

27. “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.”- G.K. Chesterson

28. “Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”- Adlai Stevenson II

29. “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

30. “America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels.”- Claudia Pemberton

31. “So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.”- Helen Keller

32. “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory there would be no civilization, no future.”- Elie Wisel

33. “Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” – Adlai Stevenson

34. “Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”- Charles de Gaulle

35. “I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it’s marked by the blood of those who died defending it.”- John Thune

36. “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.”- Jeff Miller

37. “I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.”- Bob Riley

38. “There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.”- Nick Lampson

39. “Over all our happy country – over all our Nation spread, is a band of noble heroes– is our Army of the Dead.”- Will Carleton

40. “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”- John F. Kennedy

41. “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”- Martin Luther King Jr

42. “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”- Nathan Hale

43. “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.”- William J. Clinton

44. “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”- Mark Twain

45. “What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.”- Christopher Gadsen

46. “A man is a patriot if his heart beats true to his country.” – Charles E. Jefferson

47. “Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.”- John Adams

48. “If you want to thank a soldier, be the kind of American worth fighting for.” – Unknown

49. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We did not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”- Ronald Reagan

50. “Let their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.” – Daniel Webster

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50 Patriotic Memorial Day Quotes That Honor Our Nation’s Veterans  50 Patriotic Memorial Day Quotes That Honor Our Nation's Veterans  By MARYN LILES On Monday, May 25, Americans across the country will celebrate the brave servicemen and servicewomen who died defending our country.

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Katy Perry, John Krasinski, Chris Pratt, and Lin-Manuel Miranda were among the stars who took to social media on Monday to celebrate Memorial Day and pay tribute to all who’ve served in the military.

Perry marked the occasion with a lengthy Instagram post honoring military veterans and thanking them for their service.

“Memorial Day is always a powerful reminder to put aside our small concerns and petty grievances, and allow ourselves to be humbled by the magnitude of the sacrifices made for us by our Veterans and their families,” Perry wrote. “I am continually grateful to all our men and women in service now, and the job they do — day in and out, often far from home and loved ones — protecting our freedom.”

Many stars also took the opportunity to highlight charitable organizations benefitting military veterans, like Perry, who gave a shoutout to the Wounded Warrior Project, and John Krasinski and Chris Pratt, who teamed up to complete the Murph Challenge, an exercise challenge to raise money and awareness for the LT. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

“So today, whether you do a Murph Challenge or just take some time to say thank you and remember, remember that’s what today is all about,” Krasinski said.

See how other stars are marking the holiday below.

A day of remembrance and appreciation for ALL who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our inalienable rights #happymemorialday

— John Cena (@JohnCena) May 29, 2017

Good Memorial Day!Thanks to our service people! Today, let us remember those who acted selflessly – The WaPost https://t.co/5oNyohgrPl

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 29, 2017

Thank you to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve and my thoughts are with the families of our fallen soldiers today.

— Eric Stonestreet (@ericstonestreet) May 29, 2017

It’s Fleet Week in New York. A perfect opportunity to thank some of the brave men & women who serve in our military. I’m very grateful.

— Bryan Cranston (@BryanCranston) May 29, 2017

We honor those that gave their lives so we can live. One nation under God. Indivisible. With liberty and justice for all. #MemorialDay

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 29, 2017

To all who have made the ultimate sacrifice thank you. Your bravery, selflessness, & heroism will never be forgotten. #memorialday

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) May 29, 2017

Just thinking how much integrity and strength it must have taken to make the Ultimate Sacrifice. Thank you. Thank you. #MemorialDay

— John Stamos (@JohnStamos) May 29, 2017

On this #MemorialDay, together in strength, in spirit, and in memory. Praying and working for peace to make violence a memory.

— Mariska Hargitay (@Mariska) May 29, 2017

Thank you to all the courageous men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice defending what we stand for#HonorAndRemember #MemorialDay

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) May 29, 2017

Thank you to those who lost their lives in service of our country. And to their families, all my admiration and gratitude for your strength.

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) May 29, 2017

A rainy but wonderful morning march in the Chappaqua Memorial Day Parade. Thinking of our veterans who gave their lives for this country. http://pic.twitter.com/vTbGGfAFCV

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 29, 2017

Memorial Day is a time we as a nation pause to honor and remember those who did not come home, who perished in the cause of…

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 29, 2017

to preserve our cherished liberties and our democracies against authoritarian rule.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 29, 2017

and I call upon our nation to reaffirm the values and shining ideals for which they fought and died.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 29, 2017

We owe a debt of gratitude to all veterans who have defended our country and to the families of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 29, 2017

Forever grateful for the service and sacrifice of all who fought to protect our freedoms and defend this country we love. http://pic.twitter.com/y7IQltbEz9

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 29, 2017

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Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, at least, it marks the beginning of summer.

Happy Memorial Day 2017 Quotes

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." --Elmer Davis

"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." -- George Washington

"Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag." --Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!  ~Thomas William Parsons

"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example." --Benjamin Disraeli

"Perfect valor is to behave, without witnesses, as one would act were all the world watching." -- Francois de la Rochefoucauld

"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." --H. Norman Schwarzkopf

"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" – Maya Angelou

"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose." -- The Wonder Years

For love of country they accepted death...  ~James A. Garfield

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." — Mark Twain

Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.

"They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation." -- Henry Ward Beecher

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” — General George S. Patton

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.  ~From a headstone in Ireland

"What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." -- Helen Keller

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" — Maya Angelou

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men. ~Minot J. Savage

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." -- Senator Barry Goldwater

"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America." — Bill Clinton

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag!

"Life is eternal; and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight." -- Rossiter W. Raymond

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.  ~Benjamin Disraeli

"Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice." – President Barack Obama

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” -- Nathan Hale

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

“Ask not what your country can do for you-- ask what you can do for your country.” -- John F. Kennedy

They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Happy Memorial Day 2017 Sayings

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” -- Bill Clinton

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

"In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." – President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” -- Mark Twain

But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye. ~Thomas Dunn English

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

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

“We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them.” – Francis A. Walker

“Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.” -- Bob Marley

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.  ~Thomas Campbell

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

“Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.” – President Calvin Coolidge

Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men. ~Richard Watson Gilder

“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

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

“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.” – General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

“They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation.” – Henry Ward Beecher

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

America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.

John F. Kennedy: "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

"True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going." — Robert Reich

For love of country, they accepted death.” – President James A. Garfield

"Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice." — President Barack Obama

Who kept the faith and fought the fight; The glory theirs, the duty ours. ~Wallace Bruce

Robin Hayes: "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."

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

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.” – President Bill Clinton

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