Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May.
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. However, by the turn of the 20th century, Memorial Day honored Americans who have sacrificed their lives in all wars.
Audio / LINER Billy Currington (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Brothers Osborne (Memorial Day) 2
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Audio / LINER Carrie Underwood (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Caylee Hammack (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Chrissy Metz (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Dierks Bentley (Memorial Day)
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Audio / Dierks Bentley, whose own father was a World War II veteran, talks about the sacrifices made by U.S. servicemen and women.
DownloadDierks (Memorial Day) OC: …upon them. :37
“On the most basic level, I think, for me on the road, I just think about being gone two, three days at a time, maybe a couple of weeks at a time, you know. That seems like a long time when you have kids and family, but these soldiers, they’re gone for months and years at a time – they’re doing 12 to 15 to 18 months — and they have family back home. That, in itself, is such a huge sacrifice, and that’s just the beginning of it. That’s just scratching the surface of what these guys [and gals] are doing every day – preparing for battle, actually being in battle, being wounded in battle, sometimes dying in battle. So, this country obviously, we would not exist without those courageous men and women, and our future depends upon them.”
Audio / LINER Jon Langston (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Jordan Davis (Memorial Day)
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Audio / JORDAN DAVIS THANKS THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SACRIFICED TO PROTECT AND DEFEND AMERICA.
DownloadJordan Davis (Memorial Day) OC: …gave it all. :29
“You know, both my grandparents were in the service; my cousin was also a Marine, so the military hits close to home. I mean I can’t say enough about ‘em. We live in the best country in the world, and it’s because of those guys and because of the people that came before ‘em. So, I can’t thank ‘em enough. I wish we had Memorial Day every day, but it is great to have one day to thank the men and the women that gave it all.”
Audio / LINER Josh Turner (thanks to military)
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Audio / LINER Keith Urban (Memorial Day)
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Audio / Keith Urban is grateful to all of the men and women in the military and the sacrifices they and their families make.
DownloadKeith Urban (Memorial Day) OC: …families too. :35
“It’s one of the things I comment on fairly regularly when we’re playing concerts, especially outdoor festivals, where I look around and think it’s just amazing freedom to be able to do this, and it doesn’t effortlessly just come, you know? A lot of people are devoting their life, their entire life, to going out and protecting and defending and honoring their own calling. So, I feel immensely grateful for all of the men and women in the military, all in the armed forces, all around the world, the sacrifice they make, especially their families too.
Audio / LINER Kylie Morgan (Memorial Day Weekend)
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Audio / LINER LBT (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Luke Bryan (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Maddie & Tae (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Priscilla Block (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Parker McCollum (Memorial Day)
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Audio / Sam Hunt talks about his grandfather who served during World War II.
DownloadSam Hunt (Memorial Day) OC: …those freedoms. :40
“My granddad was in World World II. He was on the USS Texas battleship, and he was over at Normandy and over near Japan and he spent a lot of time right in the thick of World War II. He really took pride in what that meant, and it was something I got to see it first hand, as somebody who got to experience that; somebody who had that galvanized American trait. It’s hard to describe it. It was just somebody who’s been through that, seen that and really appreciates what that means. I try to channel that into my life, because I haven’t fought in any war, but I have a ton of respect for folks who have, folks who’ve sacrificed, families who’ve lost lives and just sacrificed years of their own lives and time and effort to maintain those freedoms.”
Audio / LINER The War And Treaty (Memorial Day)
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Audio / LINER Travis Denning (Memorial Day)
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