A guidelined speech for Memorial Day has been drafted by The American Legion's Public Relations staff and made available on the American Legion website (Legion.org) for download in a Word document. The Legion's Public Relations staff releases speeches for patriotic national holidays. The speech is not meant to be recited verbatim; members are greatly encouraged to amend their delivery of the speech to taste and audience.

For more details on Memorial Day history and events for this year, visit Military.com's Memorial Day page.