Memorial Day is for honoring and mourning the military personnel who had died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

On Memorial Day, the United States pauses to honor the fallen heroes who died in service to our Nation. With heavy hearts and a sense of profound gratitude, we mourn these women and men, parent, children, comrades-in-arms, friends, and all those known and unknown, who believed so deeply in what our country could be they were willing to give their lives to protect its promise.

No one should need to be reminded of the reason for Memorial Day.