bbbMemorialDay,1993.When13-year-oldKyleVogeldiscoverstheWorldWarIIfootlockerbelongingtohisgrandfather,Bud,everyonetellsKyletoputitback.Luckily,heignoresthem.AlthoughBudhasnevertalkedaboutthewar,hefindshimselfstrikingadealwithhisgrandsonKylecanpickanythreesouvenirs,andBudwilltellhimthestoriesbehindeachone.MemorialDaynotonlytakesusonajourneyintoBud'scomplicatedwartimepast,butalsointoKyle'swartimefuture.Asthetwomenshareparallelexperiencesincombat,theycometorealizehowthatmagicaldayontheporchshapedbothoftheirlives.