This weekend in the U.S. is Memorial Weekend with Memorial Day itself on Monday May 28. This is a special day that’s always marked on the last Monday in May and it commemorates all of the men and women of the US who have died in military service. We’ve put together a few suggestions of top apps for Memorial Day 2012, for both iOS and Android devices, to help you mark the occasion.

Many people will have family gatherings this weekend, or make visits to cemeteries or memorials and on Memorial Day itself it’s traditional to fly the US flag at half mast between dawn and noon. Many American flags will also be laid on graves in national cemeteries. According to timeanddate.com the day was originally called Decoration Day and honored those who died in the American Civil War. It’s a very important time then to honor those who have died in military service and the following apps may help you out. If you want to find out more or download the apps simply click on the titles to be taken straight to the App Store or Google Play store.

The first app we have for you to consider is an iOS app called Memorial Day — Cards and Greetings. This is priced at $0.99 and compatible with iPhone, iPod and iPad running iOS 4.0 or later. Showing your warmth and pride is easy with this app that features wishes and quotes, individual e-cards, a favorites section and search section, the ability to share on Facebook, Twitter, email, text and more. It’s easy to navigate and also features Text to Speech via an Internet connection.

Another app with a practical use is Veterans Photo Effects for iPhone, iPod and iPad running iOS 4.2 or later and this one is priced at $1.99. Many images including backgrounds, crosses, military, stars and stripes and more are available to use to add as clip art for Memorial Day projects. The Memorial Day images can be resized, rotated and positioned and you can save the photo creations to your photo library. You can also save multiple sessions and share among your friends network. A recent update to this app has provided higher resolution photo exports.

The final iOS app we have for you is eCards — Memorial Day and as this app description says, why save your messages just for Memorial Day as a patriotic message is appreciated at any time. This app is priced at $2.99 and is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 2.2.1 or later. There are 6 ecards available that you can personalize and they can then be sent as emails. Just some of the collages include WW2, Vietnam, the Civil War, Tomb of the Unknown and other patriotic images and they would be great for sending to someone serving in the military to let them know you’re thinking about them or at a time of crisis.

On to some Android apps and the first we have for you is Countdown to Memorial Day 2012. This is a free app suitable for devices running Android 2.2 or later. This is quite a simple app that does exactly what it says and lets you keep track of how much time there is until Memorial Day. Although we’re now pretty close to Memorial Day it’s a free app so you may want to check it out.

Another free Android app is Greeting Cards (Memorial Day) and this one is compatible for devices running Android 1.6 or later. The cards on this app are actually for all sorts of occasions but new ones have been added specifically for Memorial Day. The free cards can be sent through email, MMS, Twitter and Facebook so why not take a look at what’s on offer.

Our final app for Android devices is Memorial, a free app for devices running Android 1.1 or later. Use it to manage memorial days and receive notifications and it also features a life moving candle. It’s a pretty simple app but at the same time really quite sweet and the candle is a nice feature to associate with the memory of somebody close to you.

That concludes our round up of apps for Memorial Day 2012 so we hope that you find something here that will help you to mark the day in a special way. If you have any other app suggestions for Memorial Day to share with readers then please let us know by sending your comments. If you try any of the above, tell us what you think of these apps.