On this Memorial Day, we honor the lives of working people sent to fight and die in wars driven
not by the interests of humanity, but by the interests of empire, profit, and domination. We
remember not only the soldiers lost in battle, but also the countless civilians across the world
whose lives have been devastated by decades of U.S. intervention, occupation, sanctions, and
militarism.
The ruling class wraps itself in the language of patriotism while funneling billions into endless
wars, military expansion, and weapons contractors, even as workers at home struggle with
putting food on the table, inadequate healthcare, crumbling infrastructure, and attacks on labor
rights. Memorial Day should not be used to glorify war or silence criticism of imperialism. The
greatest tribute to those who died is to fight for a world where future generations are not
sacrificed for geopolitical power and corporate profit.
We reject the bipartisan consensus that treats war as inevitable and military supremacy as the
foundation of peace. U.S. imperialism continues to fuel instability and suffering around the
globe.
We stand in solidarity with workers and oppressed people in every country who seek peace,
dignity, self-determination, and liberation from exploitation. The struggle against imperialism is
inseparable from the struggle for socialism.
This Memorial Day, we demand:
● An end to endless wars and foreign interventions.
● The closure of overseas military bases.
● Solidarity among working people across borders, not hostility between nations.
● A world built on peace, cooperation, and social justice instead of militarism and empire.
Another world is possible, one where human life is valued more than profit, and where
remembrance means building a future free from war. Forwards ever, backwards never!
Secretariat,
Central Committee,
Party of Communists USA.
