Memorial Day 2019: Celebrities share touching notes

Memorial Day 2019: Celebrities share touching notes as they remember the people who have died while serving the US armed forces Christie Brinkley shared a photo where she was in her twenties  'I’m grateful for the many opportunities I have had over the years to personally thank our men and women who serve to protect our country,' she said  Reese Witherspoon shared a photo of a child on a soldier's shoulders  Ellen DeGeneres said she was 'sending love to everyone who has served' 

By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:01 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 18:04 BST, 27 May 2019

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Memorial Day is a time for remembering and honoring people who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

And several celebrities acknowledged the important US holiday on Monday with Instagram messages. 

Sports Illustrated supermodel Christie Brinkley shared a photo where she was in her twenties.

Good one: Memorial Day is a time for remembering and honoring people who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Sports Illustrated supermodel Christie Brinkley shared a photo where she was in her twenties

Good one: Memorial Day is a time for remembering and honoring people who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Sports Illustrated supermodel Christie Brinkley shared a photo where she was in her twenties

Smooch: Then she was seen more recently being kissed by two sailors. 'They make sacrifices because they love peace and freedom and their country and all of us in it'

Smooch: Then she was seen more recently being kissed by two sailors. 'They make sacrifices because they love peace and freedom and their country and all of us in it'

'I’m grateful for the many opportunities I have had over the years to personally thank our men and women who serve to protect our country. 

'This photo was taken during a Bob Hope Show at the Naval Base in Norfolk back in the early 80’s I think,' she said. 

'But how do you say thank you to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and their families who miss them. 

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