President Donald Trump spoke after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday for Memorial Day, honoring soldiers who have fallen during war throughout the history of the United States.
The president, as well as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, were in attendance to lay the wreath.
The National Anthem was played as Trump, Vance, and Hegseth stood saluting.
After laying the wreath, Trump spoke, honoring those soldiers who had fallen and made the ultimate sacrifice in defending their country. “These … warriors picked up their mantle of duty and service, knowing that, to live for others, meant always that they might die for others.”
He then honored the Gold Star families in the audience and in America, saying that each family “fights a battle long after the victory is won” of dealing with the loss of their son or daughter. He then recounted the sacrifice of the soldiers at Lexington and Concord as well as at Bunker Hill. “Brave Minute Men and humble farm boys became the first to give their lives for a nation that did not yet have a name with their deaths,” Trump added.
Trump then spoke