eeeMemorialDay,1993.When13-year-oldKyleVogeldiscoverstheWorldWarIIfootlockerbelongingtohisgrandfather,Bud,everyonetellsKyletoputitback.Luckily,heignoresthem.AlthoughBudhasnevertalkedaboutthewar,hefindshimselfstrikingadealwithhisgrandson:Kylecanpickanythreesouvenirs,andBudwilltellhimthestoriesbehindeachone.MemorialDaynotonlytakesusonajourneyintoBud’scomplicatedwartimepast,butalsointoKyle’(🌶)swartimefuture.Asthetwomenshareparallelexperiencesincombat,theycometorealizehowthatmagicaldayontheporchshapedbothoftheirlives.