The Best Instagram Captions for Memorial Day to Honor Those Who Served
Summer is coming, but not without Memorial Day to kick it off on Monday, May 29 this year! So get to planning a summer barbecue with friends and family and serve up some of your favorite grilling recipes and some easy (and tasty!) Memorial Day desserts to round out the festivities, perhaps tacking on some other Memorial Day activities like painting a sidewalk mural or sending a care package to our troops too.
No matter what you do to celebrate, it's important to remember that the reason behind the festivities: those who have fought and lost their lives for the freedoms we have in the USA today. One way to do that is to write something patriotic as you post photos from the holiday weekend and/or an image of something patriotic you see. Below we give you 33 Memorial Day Instagram captions, both patriotic and beachy, to choose from for just the write message for your post, and these famous Memorial Day quotes can add to your inspiration too. They are all short, memorable, and sure to make the holiday extra special.
Patriotic Memorial Day Captions
"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks." —James Allen
"In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it." —Barack Obama
"May we never forget freedom isn't free." —Unknown
"There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country." —Nick Lampson
"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it." —Unknown
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" —Maya Angelou
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." —Joseph Campbell
"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility." —Eleanor Roosevelt
"I like the taste of freedom." —Unknown
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived." —George S. Patton
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." —John F. Kennedy
"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." —Harry S. Truman
"Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history." —Mary Roach
"Home of the free, because of the brave." —Unknown
Cute Summer Captions for the Beach
Summer lovin', it happened so fast!
Cheers to the red, white, and brew.
Girls just wanna have sun.
Don’t worry, beach happy.
Sun's out, grills out.
Life's a beach.
I'm in a summer state of mind.
Namast'ay at the beach.
Seas the day.
Beach bum.
Paradise found.
Eat. Sleep. Beach. Repeat.
The beach is always a good idea.
Good morning, sunshine!
The kickoff to summer begins now.
Life is made of small moments like this.
The beach is calling and I must go
Good times and tan lines
Memories are made in flip flops
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