( CNN ) -- Memorial Day is a day set aside to remember the U.S. troops who have died . One way to honor the fallen troops is to volunteer at a veterans cemetery . And while there are opportunities on Memorial Day , there are other ways you can help all year long . There are more than 150 national cemeteries and monument sites maintained by such groups as the the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Park Service . Read more about them or find a volunteer opportunity at a cemetery near you . The Department of Veterans Affairs has these tips on ways you can help at a veterans cemetery that you might not have considered : . -- Volunteer to greet visitors , give tours or research and document cemetery history . -- Donate items such as golf carts , which are used to transport visitors who need assistance reaching a gravesite . -- Volunteer to raise and lower cemetery flags on national holidays . -- Help maintain the final resting place of fallen troops by volunteering to prune trees , mend cemetery flags , repair cemetery benches or sponsor a burial area or flower bed and maintain it all year long . -- If you 're a bugler , volunteer to play a live `` Taps '' at veterans ' funerals . About 1,800 veterans die each day , most of them from World War II , according to the VA. Because the military can not provide enough buglers to play at such a large number of funerals , Congress passed a law in 2000 to allow a recorded version to be played . But many families of the fallen prefer a live version if possible .
Volunteering time at a nearby military cemetery can be a way to honor the fallen at Memorial Day . There are also volunteer opportunities all year long . Maintaining the grounds , helping , or even entertaining visitors are some ways to volunteer .