Memorial Weekend in South Florida

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.  Today on the last Monday of May we actively remember our ancestors, our family members, our loved ones, our neighbors, and our friends who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

How to observe Memorial Day:


★     by visiting cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes.

★    by visiting memorials.

★     by flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon.

★     by flying the 'POW/MIA Flag'

★    by participating in a "National Moment of Remembrance" at 3:00 p.m. to pause and think upon the true meaning of the day while Taps is played.

★     by renewing a pledge to aid the widows, widowers, and orphans of our fallen and to aid the disabled veterans.

Bay Shore Drive, Florida Memorial Weekend 2011

"Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?" Henry Ward Beecher

Bay Shore Drive, Florida Memorial Weekend 2011

Haulover, Florida Memorial Weekend 2011

Haulover, Florida Memorial Weekend 2011

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” Benjamin Disraeli

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Joseph Campbell 

MEMORIAL: preserving the memory of a person or thing; commemorative: memorial services

Synonyms: canonizing, celebrative, commemoratory, consecrating, consecrative, dedicatory, deifying, enshrining, in tribute, memorializing, monumental, remembering, ceremony, column, headstone, inscription, keepsake, mausoleum, memento, monolith, obelisk, pillar, plaque, record, relic, remembrance, reminder, shaft, slab, souvenir, statue, stele, tablet, token, tombstone, trophy