Remembrances
Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday in May, is a time to commemorate the military personnel who gave their lives in service to their country, as well as to recognize and support their loved ones. Discover stories of bravery and sacrifice in the featured titles below, and search our catalog for more.
Adult
- Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery by Tom Cotton
- Missionaries: A Novel by Phil Klay
- Brothers in Arms : one legendary tank regiment's bloody war from D-day to VE-day by James Holland
- Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos
- No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid by Will Chesney
- Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces by NMAI
- Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor by Clinton Romesha
- The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home by Patrick O'Donnell
Teen
- Enduring Freedom by Jawad Arash
- Six Goodbyes We Never Said by Candace Ganger
- Dogs of War by Sheila Keenan
- American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
- Soldier Sister, Fly Home by Bo Flood
- The Price of Duty by Todd Strasser
- The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer
Juvenile
- Hollow Chest by Brita Sandstrom
- War Stories by Gordon Korman
- Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened by Emily Blejwas
- Everything Else in the Universe by Traci Holczer
- Craig & Fred : a Marine, a stray dog, and how they rescued each other by Craig Grossi
- Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya
- Memorial Day by R. J. Bailey
- Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz
Picture Books
- A Rose Named Peace: How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War by Barbara Carroll Roberts
- Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld
- A Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day by Leah Henderson
- Rolling Thunder by Kate Messner
- At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell
- The Poppy Lady : Moina Belle Michael and her tribute to veterans by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
- The Wall by Eve Bunting
- Parents Here and There: A Kid's Guide to Deployment by Marie-Therese Miller
