A CALL TO PUT REMEMBRANCE INTO ACTION ON MEMORIAL DAY

The White House Commission on Remembrance would like to remind you of the National moment to pause on Memorial Day at 3:00 p.m. to reflect on the sacrifices made by our service members for the freedoms we have today.

National Moment of Remembrance – A New American Tradition On Memorial Day, May 25, Americans are asked to pause at 3 p.m. to observe the National Moment of Remembrance

What is the meaning of Memorial Day?  A question that Carmella LaSpada, Director and White House Liaison of the White House Commission on Remembrance, asked a group of children visiting our Nation’s Capital. Their reply was, "It’s the day the pools open." Their innocent response, combined with a Gallup Poll that revealed that only 28% of Americans know the true meaning of this holiday, launched the National Moment of Remembrance. 

Citizens are asked to pause, wherever they may be at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, for the Moment, and reflect on the sacrifices made for our freedoms, and commit to Live Honoring America’s Fallen. 

The Moment is a new American tradition—a time to renew the values upon which America was founded, to commit to serving our country, and reflect on the history of sacrifices made for freedom. 

The President, in his Memorial Day Proclamation, will call on Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance.  Observances include: Major League Baseball games will stop, the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. will halt, Amtrak trains will blow their whistles, Buglers Across America will play “Taps,” and the National Grocers Association and Food Marketing Institute will ask shoppers to pause in stores nationwide to remember our fallen.  Join them and millions of others in observing the Moment at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day.

“We want our citizens to contemplate the ties that bind us and take a moment to put “Memorial” back into Memorial Day!” said Carmella LaSpada, the Commission’s Director.