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President Joe Biden will take part in a wreath-laying ceremony Monday at Arlington National Cemetery and give remarks on the annual Memorial Day holiday to honor the nation’s fallen, while also marking the sixth anniversary of his own son’s death.
As a cold rain fell, @POTUS made his annual appearance at the commemoration in New Castle, not far from his Wilmington home, a day before he planned to do the same at Arlington National Cemetery on the official observance.https://t.co/TdYc5ZdtiT
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President Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner as he paid tribute Sunday to those lost while remembering his late son Beau, a veteran who died six years ago to the day…
For Biden, a deeply personal Memorial Day weekend observance
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President Joe Biden pauses after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2021, in Arlington, Va.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
NEW CASTLE, Del. – President Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner as he paid tribute Sunday to those lost while remembering his late son Beau, a veteran who died six years ago to the day.
Biden honors war dead in ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
CALVIN WOODWARD
The Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Va. President Joe Biden honored America s war dead at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the hallowed burial ground and extolling the sacrifices of the fallen for the pursuit of democracy.
The president was joined on Monday by first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff in a somber ceremony at the Virginia cemetery s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is dedicated to deceased service members whose remains have not been identified.
His face tight with emotion, Biden walked up to the wreath, cupping it in his hands in silent reflection and making the sign of the cross. Later, he called on Americans to commemorate their fallen heroes by remembering their fight for the nation s ideals.