Although Memorial Day has passed, the actual memorials of many Italian Americans who bravely served our country proudly stand day-after-day in various places throughout the United States. The photos in this post depict most of the memorials that I have encountered in various Italian neighborhoods in the United States over the last several years of my travels.

Now that most of us are back at work and the BBQ and pool photos have winded-down in our news feeds from the long weekend, please take the time to read these names to perhaps identify family friends or relatives and if you can, say a brief prayer for these young men who laid down their lives right out of high-school so that we may have the freedoms and luxuries that we often take for granted.