Memorial Day is always a day where pain and pride are mixed together. Ladies and gentlemen, our First Lady and the love of my life, Jill Vice President Harris and the Second Gentleman Secretary Austin General Milley the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Cabinet members Gold Star families, most importantly and survivors: Today we renew our sacred vow - it’s a simple vow: to remember. Because if we forget the lives that each of those silent markers represent - mothers, fathers, siblings, spouses, children - if we forget what they sacrificed, what they made so that our nation might endure strong, free, and united, then we forget who we are - who we are. They lie here in glory and honor - in quiet rows in Arlington, in cemeteries in Europe that I visited and many of you have, in graves across our country, in towns large and small - America’s beloved daughters and sons who dared all, risked all, and gave all to preserve and defend an idea unlike any other in human history: the idea of the United States of America.Īnd today, as a nation, we undertake a sacred ritual: to reflect and to remember. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.Office of the United States Trade Representative.Office of Science and Technology Policy.Executive Offices Show submenu for “Executive Offices””.Administration Show submenu for “Administration””.
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