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The Ben Shapiro Show

The True Meaning of Memorial Day | Nick Freitas & Ben Shapiro

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News, News Commentary

4.4 β€’ 152.4K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this special Memorial Day interview, retired Green Beret combat veteran Nick Freitas joins Ben Shapiro for a conversation about sacrifice, combat, honor, and the true meaning of service. - - - Today's Sponsor: Legacybox - Go to https://Legacybox.com/SHAPIRO and save 50% to preserve your family memories. - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe πŸ“² Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. πŸ“° Follow Ben on the Daily Wire app or DailyWire.com to read his daily articles and receive his Friday newsletter. πŸ“˜ Ben's book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers πŸ‘• Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://dwplus.shop/BenShapiroMerch - - - Socials: YouTube β€” https://youtube.com/@BenShapiro Facebook β€” https://www.facebook.com/officialbenshapiro Instagram β€” https://www.instagram.com/officialbenshapiro Snapchat β€” https://www.snapchat.com/officialbenshapiro TikTok β€” https://www.tiktok.com/@real.benshapiro X β€” https://twitter.com/benshapiro - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

We put on the uniform to accomplish the mission to make sure that we can continue to live in a country where men and women can breathe free.

0:08.6

And there's a price to be paid for that. And the reason why we honor men and women in uniform is because they've agreed to pay it.

0:15.8

And on Memorial Day, we remember the people who did.

0:19.4

We're going to get to Nick Freitas in just one second for Memorial

0:22.3

Day. He's fabulous. First, shout out to our sponsors over at Legacy Box. Legacy Box is known for helping

0:27.8

families preserve old VHS tapes, film reels, and photographs. And again, they've done this for my family

0:33.4

multiple times. And it's an amazing experience because my parents get to watch themselves as kids with

0:37.4

their parents. I get to kind of revivify all the old VHS tapes of me with my parents when I was a kid.

0:42.8

You can do the same. But recently, Lexi Box was entrusted by the U.S.O to digitize fragile handwritten

0:48.4

letters from an American soldier during World War II, preserving irreplaceable pieces of America's

0:53.5

history for future generations.

0:55.6

When it comes to preserving the stories that matter most, whether they're part of our nation's history

0:58.9

or your own family's legacy box makes it super easy. Right now, you can get 50% off your order

1:03.8

when you visit legacybox.com slash Shapiro. That's legacybox.com slash Shapiro for 50% off.

1:10.0

Nick Freitas is a husband-father, Virginia legislator and retired Green Beret who served two tours

1:14.8

in Iraq.

1:16.0

So, Nick, thanks for spending Memorial Day with us.

1:18.3

Really appreciate it.

1:19.7

Oh, it's my honor.

1:20.7

So how should Americans who have not served in the military observe Memorial Day?

1:24.5

Because obviously it is a day that should not just be about having

1:28.1

a barbecue, but actually we should observe it with some sort of actual sacred intent.

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