US President Trump Marks Memorial Day at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia

U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute Monday to the nation’s war dead on Memorial Day in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.
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The U.S. leader touched the wreath of red, white and blue flowers and saluted the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that is inscribed with the gratitude of the country: “Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.” A bugler played taps.

Trump was accompanied to the ceremony by Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Mark Esper. First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence watched from steps nearby along with other dignitaries.

But there was evidence of the ongoing coronavirus threat at this year’s annual Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington, the country’s most prominent cemetery for U.S. service men and women. Trump did not address the crowd as in years’ past and people attending the ceremony socially distanced themselves two meters apart from each other. Some military personnel wore face masks.

As Trump’s motorcade wound through the grassy knolls of the cemetery, cannons boomed out a salute to the fallen service members. Soldiers in dress uniforms and with masks saluted as the motorcade passed countless rows of headstones, all marked with small American flags.

Memorial Day is observed annually in the U.S. on the last Monday in May to honor the hundreds of thousands of U.S. servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives for their country.

This past weekend, U.S. flags were flown at half-staff across the country from Friday through Sunday to honor the nearly 100,000 Americans who have died from coronavirus, with the flags lowered again on Monday to pay tribute to the nation’s war dead.
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[johnnyjohnny]

What's wrong with him? His whole body was shaking...Took too many pills???

[ctwatcher]

May those living know what all these men and women died for. The Constitution. To keep us free from dirty tech monsters.

[cybrfriends]

King of Lies: "100, 000 dead, 1.6 M infected, tremendous progress done, going golfing."

[tomn.]

Trump spends five minutes at Unknown Soldier. Rest of the day swinging his golf clubs.

[debrahancock]

Imagine This Is A Man Who Called These Veterans Who Died In War Buried Here, Wimpy, Week What A Disgrace To Have Him Present!!!

[jonnykielbasa]

Praise God. May God bless the families of those who have died in battle for this country. Jesus has redeemed the USA with President Trump !

[roho]

Those who served salute
Citizens honor our fallen with the hands over their heart, remembering the sacrifices of those who have fallen and protected the constitution so that we may live in the freedom of independence. I am so sorry to Say, Trump has never served and nor does he appreciate those who have fallen or those who are disabled because they are less than him
This is disgraceful

[chaosXPRT]

When can we get a real president again? One that ALL Americans can look up to? It's gonna be at least 4 more years