Memorial Day Freebies for Your Military Family Members

May 20, 2014

My stepson has served in the military for the past several years and every Memorial Day he has his list of restaurants he wants to go to for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner to get his free meals.  Top on his list this year is Hooters, which is offering 10 free wings to all active duty military and veterans. Active duty service members and veterans can also get a free All-American burger at Shoney’s and a free meal at Twin Peaks. 

If you have a military family member, there are also lots of activities that you can consider for this upcoming holiday weekend.  Many amusement parks, such as King’s Dominion, Knott’s Berry Farm, and California’s Great America are offering free admission this Saturday to Monday for our active and retired armed forces. You can see more military discounts this Memorial Day here.

Of course, Memorial Day (which used to be called Decoration Day) is really about the nation decorating the graves of our fallen war heroes with flowers so plan on visiting a VA national cemetery for a day of remembrance, where you may find events such as parades, speeches, music performances, and more. It is thought that the end of May was selected for Memorial Day because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. So go out in your yard and cut a bouquet of flowers before you head out for the weekend and lay them on a grave or hand deliver them to a spouse, parent, or child who has lost a loved one who died for our country.