President Joe Biden addresses military veterans on Memorial Day
President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who “dared all and gave all” fighting for their country and called on Americans to ensure their “sacrifice was not in vain” in Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrive at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrive at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden stands with Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the national anthem is played before laying a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden holds his hand on his heart as he stands with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley during the playing of "Taps," at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden stands with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the national anthem is played at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden stands with Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the national anthem is played before laying a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden pauses after laying a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden lays a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Avery Carlin, of Arlington, Va., rests by the headstone of her uncle U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Avery Pursel as she visits Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery with her family on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, in Arlington, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk among the headstones as they visit Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, in Arlington, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Raphael Michel, 7, of Washington, visits the grave of a soldier that his father served with in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, in Arlington, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Eugene and Linda Lamie, of Homerville, Ga., sit by the grave of their son U.S. Army Sgt. Gene Lamie in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, in Arlington, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flowers rest at the burial plot of former Secretary of State Colin Powell in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, in Arlington, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ching Wagoner, of Roanoke, Va., visits the grave of her son U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aiden Flores Wagoner in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, in Arlington, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Krista Meinert touches the headstone of her son U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Alexander Meinert as she visits his grave in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, in Arlington, Va.