Trump lays wreath astatine Arlington cemetery
President Trump connected Monday visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and delivered remarks astatine Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day by honoring those who person died portion serving their country.
"Every time the Republic stands is lone imaginable due to the fact that of those who did what had to beryllium done erstwhile work called," Mr. Trump said. "Our indebtedness to them is eternal, and it does not diminish with time. It lone grows and grows and grows with each passing year. The top monument to their courageousness is not carved successful marble oregon formed successful bronze. It's each astir us, an American nation, 325 cardinal strong."
Before his remarks, the president laid a wreath astatine the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a somber yearly contented for presidents, and 1 Mr. Trump participated successful during his archetypal word arsenic president. He was accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who stood down him arsenic helium placed the wreath.
"Each beingness honored present successful Arlington was erstwhile afloat of the mean moments and quiescent dreams of aboriginal sunrises, of bully days and atrocious days, of celebrations and disappointments," Vance said. "For my chap Americans, particularly those watching connected television, see the sum of each the moments that marque a bully life, and present admit that countless strangers — radical astir of you ne'er met — they gave up those moments successful their ain beingness truthful that we could bask them successful ours. And that is what Memorial Day is each about."
Early Monday, Mr. Trump posted a connection connected his societal media level Truth Social astir Memorial Day, penning successful each caps that helium wished a "happy Memorial Day to all," including the "scum that spent the past 4 years trying to destruct our state done warped extremist near minds." He went connected to people migration policies and accused "USA-hating judges who endure from an ideology that is sick, and precise unsafe for our country" of protecting criminals.
Memorial Day honors those who died successful azygous arsenic a effect of battle. Since the Revolutionary War, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimates much than 650,000 U.S. subject unit person died successful battle.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, completed successful 1932, represents the burial tract of a worker from World War I whose remains could not beryllium identified. Unknown remains from aboriginal wars were added successful 1958 and 1984.
Earlier this month, the president proclaimed connected Truth Social that the U.S. volition designate caller holidays to commemorate the extremity of World War I and World War II successful Europe.
"All implicit the World, the Allies are celebrating the Victory we had successful World War II. The lone Country that doesn't observe is the United States of America, and the Victory was lone accomplished due to the fact that of us," Mr. Trump said successful that post.
"I americium hereby declaring a National Holiday successful solemnisation of the Victories of World War I, wherever the Armistice was signed connected November 11, 1918, and World War II, wherever the Victory day was May 8, 1945," helium wrote.
Nov. 11 is already a national holiday, known arsenic Veterans Day. May, 8, 1945, is mostly known arsenic Victory successful Europe Day, oregon V-E Day, since the warfare successful the Pacific lasted until the Japanese surrendered, which was announced connected Aug. 14, 1945.
Kathryn Watson is simply a authorities newsman for CBS News Digital, based successful Washington, D.C.
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