• "From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and became the unofficial start of the summer, with barbecues, blockbuster movie openings and mattress sales." - Allen West Tweet
• "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain Tweet
• "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 Tweet
• "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy Tweet
• "On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live." - Eric Burdon Tweet
• "Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade." - Philip James Bailey Tweet
• "While tributes to Americans who had lost their lives in battle had been held in a number of towns across the nation, one of the more well-known stories about the beginnings of Memorial Day is the story about General John Logan." - John Linder Tweet
• "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 Tweet
• "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." - James A. Baldwin Tweet
• "On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first things we were talking about was how much it helped him when he started racing the Cup car and how much it helped his Nationwide program." - Danica Patrick Tweet