50 Powerful Memorial Day 2025 Quotes
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“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
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“Home of the free, because of the brave.” — Unknown
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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” — Joseph Campbell
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“Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” — Winston Churchill
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“Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.” — Barack Obama
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“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” — Arthur Ashe
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“The legacy of heroes—the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example.” — Benjamin Disraeli
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“They gave their tomorrows for our todays.” — Unknown
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“Heroes never die—they live on in the hearts who cherish them.” — Unknown
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“The wind is us—it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.” — Truman Capote
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“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” — Elmer Davis
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“It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” — Norman Schwarzkopf
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“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
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“May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn’t free.” — Sgt. Major Bill Paxton
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“The bravest of us never die, they live on in the heart of their country.” — Unknown
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“All gave some; some gave all.” — Unknown
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“The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” — Jeff Miller
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“He who is brave is free.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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“Thank you for giving your today for our tomorrow.” — Unknown
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“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.” — Maya Angelou
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“The fallen are not gone if we keep them in our hearts.” — Unknown
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“Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies.” — Jennifer M. Granholm
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“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” — Bob Dylan
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“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.” — Unknown
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“Honor also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, and serves, as best he can, the same cause.” — Abraham Lincoln
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“Today, we honor the brave souls who gave us our freedom.” — Unknown
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“Memorial Day: A day to remember and honor all the brave heroes who served to hold our flag high.” — Unknown
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“By honoring their memory in our hearts, the fallen will never be forgotten.” — Unknown
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“We are forever grateful for the ultimate sacrifice of those who died for our country.” — Unknown
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“Their courage lights our path to a better future.” — Unknown
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“Fallen but never forgotten. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.” — Unknown
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“Duty, Honor, Country.” — Douglas MacArthur
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“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” — Antonio Porchia
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“Eternal gratitude to the brave men and women who laid down their lives for our liberty.” — Unknown
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“On this solemn day, we pray for peace and honor the memories of those who served and sacrificed.” — Unknown
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“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” — Thomas Jefferson
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“Their silence lives on. We remember the fallen this Memorial Day.” — Unknown
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“The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.” — W.E.B. Du Bois
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“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” — Brodi Ashton
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“We honor the dead best by treating the living well.” — Jennifer M. Granholm
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“The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” — Minot J. Savage
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“Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.” — Abraham Lincoln
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“In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.” — Barack Obama
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“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.” — Billy Graham
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“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” — G.K. Chesterton
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“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” — Adlai Stevenson II
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“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it, but because of the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” — Unknown
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“The memory of a great deed lives on forever.” — Theodore Roosevelt
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“They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this nation.” — Henry Ward Beecher
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“Let us gather together in celebration and remembrance of our heroes who have fallen.” — Unknown
These quotes are perfect for sharing in speeches, social media posts, cards, or personal reflections to honor the sacrifices of our fallen heroes on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025.