It’s Memorial Day Weekend and our favorite country stars are taking the time to remember all the freedoms we as Americans take for granted and more importantly, the heroic men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Thomas Rhett says it’s our military that puts things in perspective for him when he’s away from his family while out on tour.

"We think we have it a little bit hard because we're gone 50 days a year,” Thomas explains, “The level of respect I have for the people in our military … you can't really put it into words because I don't know what it's like to be gone [as long as the military] and deal with the stuff that they deal with on a daily basis.”

“I get to write songs and play music because of what they're doing for us in whatever part of the world they may be in. Just super grateful and [they’re] constantly in our thoughts and in our prayers."

Midland singer, Mark Wystrach adds that even if you’ve never served or don’t know anyone who served, it’s still important to remember the significance of the holiday.

“In this hectic world it's great to have a day off with your family and your friends - but everybody should take a moment and think about it because it's something I think that all three of us are very fortunate and thankful for, none of us served and had to put ourselves in harm's way. But there's a lot of people that did.”

Brett Young shares that Memorial Day gives him a wide dynamic of emotions that drift between guilt and appreciation.

"Memorial Day is interesting for me … as far back as I know, in my family we haven't had any significant loss in terms of somebody serving our country,” Brett shared, “I go back and forth between feeling fortunate and feeling guilty for that because I know so many families have lost so many loved ones that have served our country. And I guess where I've landed with it all is just feeling grateful."

Several other country stars offered their reflections on Memorial Day:

"It never really hit home until we were able to do it overseas just to see it a little bit more closely and to hear from troops that come home and say that we were on their playlist that they took overseas and got them through this time, or you hear some really great stories. And you don't start a band because you want to make that music and you don't realize it until you already have, that you've impacted lives that way." – Jon Jones, Eli Young Band

"I think the word that comes to mind when I think of our military is selfless. And what an unbelievable example of love, what they do for us. They are continually putting their lives and their family's lives in danger and at risk to protect us, and that's just a really amazing thing." – Carly Pearce

"I don't think you're going to have any American argue that America isn't the best place to live, and I'm certainly one of them. I'm very proud to be from here. There's a lot of other countries out there in the world that don't want to live the way we do, and that's fine, they can just keep living the way they are, but I'm very proud of it. I think that's a time to celebrate being proud to be an American and celebrate those freedoms...and celebrate the people that are over fighting for those freedoms." – Eric Church

"It really kind of changed all three of our lives. You never know the price of freedom until you stand in the middle of a combat zone in a foreign country with 18 and 19 year old kids that are absolute studs. They are the true root of what red, white and blue means. And that was something that I'll never forget. And so from that day on Memorial Day even meant more to me." – Gary LeVox, Rascal Flatts