Memorial Day Instagram captions (+7 ready-made images)

Since 1775, America’s wars have claimed over a million lives. This is one million people, plus one million of their families. To be honest, there are a million reasons why you should dedicate your Instagram posts to the fallen soldiers, not to the beach or the holiday.

Here are some Memorial Day captions that you can use.

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  Memorial Day Instagram Posts
  
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  Patriotic Memorial Day Instagram Captions
  
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  Inspirational Memorial Day Instagram captions
  
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  Memorial Day Facts
  
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  Memorial Day quotes
  
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  Use these words in your Memorial Day Instagram captions
  

Memorial Day Instagram templates and posts

The images on this blog post have the proper 1:1 aspect ratio for Instagram. You can save these images directly to your camera roll by opening this post on your smartphone. You can customize the images by using this Canva Template.

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Patriotic Memorial Day Instagram captions

These Memorial Day captions will remind your readers what the holiday is all about.

• Today, we remember the men and woman who served in the U.S. Military. The heroes of America.
• Today we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country and also to support the families of those that we’ve lost.
• We remember. Now and forever. Never forget, forever honor.
• You will always be in our debt to the men and woman who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Thank you. We will always remember you.
• We will never be able to repay those who sacrificed their lives in order for us to live free, but we always respect them.
• Today we remember the sacrifices made by our fallen soldiers.
• We pay tribute to all those who gave their lives for our freedom today.
• Remember those who have served. Some gave their all, while others gave only a little.
• The brave are the ones who made the Land of Freedom free.
• Red, white and blue, and woohoo! Memorial Day is here

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Memorial Day captions that inspire

These Memorial Day Instagram captions will inspire your followers and make them reflect on the true meaning of the holiday.

• Today, we honor service, sacrifice and selflessness.
• All you do today, even if it is out of your free will and without any obligation to anyone else, do it as a tribute to those who gave their lives for it.
• Spend a moment today thinking about the significance of this day. Recognize our fallen soldiers.
• All our fallen heroes, your legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of all Americans forever.
• Remember the virtues that we honor on Memorial Day: sacrifice, service, and loyalty. Today, be mindful of these virtues and do your best to show them. Our fallen soldiers will never return, but we can honour them through our daily actions.
• Today, let’s count our blessings.
• We are inspired every day by the brave men & women who served our country.
• The brave men and woman who served our country have countless inspiring stories to share! Do you have a veteran who has an inspirational story to share? We’ll feature you on our page if you tag them in the comments!

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Use these Memorial Day Messages on Instagram.

Memorial Day Quotes to Use on Instagram

You can use these Memorial Day Quotes as Instagram captions.

• George S. Patton Jr.: “The true hero is a man who fights despite his fear.”
• Nathan Hale: “I regret only that I am about to lose one life for my country.”
• Joseph Campbell: “A hero has to be someone who is willing to sacrifice their life for something greater than themselves.”
• “Our flag doesn’t fly because it is moved by the wind.” It flies every time a soldier dies protecting it.
• Charles de Gaulle: “Patriotism means that you love your people first. Nationalism is the opposite, it’s when you hate people who are not your own.”
• “America without its soldiers would be like God without his angels.”
• “I think our flag is much more than cloth and ink. It is an internationally recognized symbol of liberty and freedom. The blood of those who died in defense of our nation is etched into the history of this country.
• Jeff Miller: “We will always be grateful to America’s veterans for their willingness to sacrifice and serve our country.”
• Will Carleton: “Over our whole happy country, over our entire Nation, there is a band of heroes – our Army of the Dead.”
• Martin Luther King Jr.: “In the end, we won’t remember the words of our opponents, but rather the silence of our close friends.”
• “Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost
• Patrick Henry: “Give me freedom or give me Death!”
• John F. Kennedy: “We must never forget, as we express our thanks, that the greatest appreciation is to live them. Not to say words but to do so.”
• Maya Angelou: “It is important that we recognize and celebrate the heroes and shroes in our lives.”
• Bob Dylan: “I consider a hero someone who is aware of the responsibility that comes along with freedom.”
• Freedom is a fundamental human right. “With freedom comes responsibility.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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Memorial Day captions with facts

Memorial Day is a well-known holiday, but many of us don’t know its true history. Include some of these Memorial Day Facts in your captions.

• Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day because men and women decorated the graves with flowers of fallen soldiers.
• The holiday was first celebrated in 1865, but it wasn’t until 1971 that it became a federally recognized holiday.
• On Memorial Day, at 3:00 pm local time, there is a moment of national remembrance.
• Waterloo in New York was declared the official birthplace for Memorial Day by the federal government in 1966.
• Legend has it that “founder” John A. Logan selected May 30 as one of the rare days when an anniversary of a Civil War Battle did not fall. Some historians, but not all, believe that the date was chosen to ensure flowers would be in full blossom across the nation.
• What will you do to celebrate Memorial Day this year? We’ll share our favorite picks in the comments!

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Use these words in your Memorial Day Instagram captions

Here are some words you can use to describe your Memorial Day Instagram captions if you’re building something from scratch:

Memorial Day captions – remember and respect

Memorial Day Marketing doesn’t have to be a bad idea. I understand that an Instagram caption may seem like a small thing in the grand scheme of things. But that doesn’t stop you from using your Memorial Day Social Media Posts in order to show our fallen soldiers the respect and appreciation they deserve. These captions, words, and quotes will hopefully help you do that.

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