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Almighty God, creator, sustainer, and redeemer of all mankind, on this day of remembrance, we gather as one people, here in America's cemetery, humbled by the cost of freedom and united in gratitude for those who have given their lives in the last full measure of devotion. We remember the soldiers who stood in the breach when liberty was threatened, the sailors who braved the seas in defense of our peace, the airmen who soared into danger so others might live, and the guardians of our homeland who did not return to their family's embrace. From the fields of Gettysburg to the beaches of Normandy, from the hills of Korea to the jungles of Vietnam, from the sands of the Middle East to the skies above distant lands, their courage has been the shield of our nation. Lord, grant us wisdom to honor their memory, not only with words, but with lives worthy of their sacrifice. May we cherish the freedoms they have preserved, defend the justice they have sought, and extend compassion they carried in their hearts. Comfort the families who still feel the ache of absence. May they know their loved ones are not forgotten, that their names are spoken with reverence, and their legacy lives on in the soul of our nation. As we stand among the markers of the fallen, may we be reminded that liberty is never free. It is fought and paid for in courage, in service, and in love. God, we pray for peace, that one day swords may be beaten into plowshares, and no mother need weep for a child lost to war. Until that day, give us strength to be faithful stewards of the freedom entrusted to us. In your holy name, we remember, we honor, and we render thanksgiving. Amen.\n\n[16:12] ANNOUNCER:\nPlease remain standing and join the United States Army Band Pershing's Own in the playing of our national anthem.\n[17:42] Ladies and gentlemen, General Kane.\n\n[17:51] GENERAL KANE:\nWell, good afternoon Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Secretary Hegseth, members of the President's Cabinet, distinguished guests, veterans, my fellow Joint Chiefs, my fellow Americans, and most importantly, our Gold Star Families. Welcome to Arlington National Cemetery and thank you for being here on this special day. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, a day of mourning, and a day of celebrating the great American spirit, and most of all, gratitude. Gratitude for the men and women who stepped forward without hesitation when their nation called and said simply, 'Send me.' Today, as we gather on this sacred ground, surrounded by rows and rows of beautiful white headstones, we are reminded as Americans that each marker represents a life cut short, an individual story of American courage, tenacity, and grit. This summer, our nation will mark its 250th anniversary, and two and a half centuries have passed since a group of patriots declared themselves an independent nation. But words alone were not enough to deliver on this declaration. Gaining independence as a nation required action, and a young group of soldiers, sailors, and marines went out into the battlefields to fight and secure our independence and set the course for our great nation that we know today. Many of them lie here on this hallowed ground. For 250 years, the men and women of America's Armed Forces have always been willing to sacrifice for something greater than themselves. The patriots buried here connect the frozen encampments of Valley Forge to the cold forests of Europe, the sands of the Pacific to the mountains of Korea, and the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Middle East. Across the centuries, the character, courage, and commitment of the American warfighter has never wavered, and it never will. It's that same warfighting spirit we recently saw in Operation Epic Fury, and we remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, adding their names to the story of American heroism. To the Gold Star Families here today and those watching across this great nation, we know that for you, Memorial Day is not a single date on a calendar, it's literally every single day. You bear a burden that most of us cannot comprehend, but you do so with a grace and resilience that inspires an entire nation. We cannot replace what you've lost, but we can promise you this: your loved ones' names will never be forgotten. Their names are etched into the stones in this great cemetery, but more importantly, woven into the fabric of the story of our nation. May we always strive to be worthy of their sacrifice, and may we honor them by continuing to fiercely defend the nation they died to protect. We will never forget our fallen and their families, and may we always keep in mind our members of the deployed Joint Force right now and their families. It is now my distinct honor and privilege to introduce the Secretary of War and a combat veteran himself, ladies and gentlemen, the Honorable Pete Hegseth. Mr. Secretary.\n\n[22:01] PETE HEGSETH:\nWell, Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Chairman, thank you. Gold Star Families, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us to remember our fallen warriors. From the sacred names of bygone eras to the 13 souls of Epic Fury. On this sacred occasion for our nation, we take the day for memories of our very best. They now lie in silent rows here at Arlington, in more than 170 national cemeteries throughout our nation, and across 17 countries around the world. They answered the call when it mattered the most, and they gave the last full measure of devotion so that this great Republic of ours might endure. This day began as Decoration Day when widows and orphans and other mourners placed flowers and ribbons on some 20,000 graves. They were soldiers once, and as they marched off to battle, they sang the lines of the hymn: 'In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea, with a glory in his bosom which transfigures you and me. As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, while God is marching on.' The mourners of that first Decoration Day knew what we know on this Memorial Day: that these graves are more than names and dates with a dash in between. Each grave marker is a story. The young American on the battlefield away from home, he stayed in contact with loved ones by writing letters. In World War II, they called it Victory Mail. GIs wrote of coming home and watching sunsets again, of having a cigarette and a beer with their buddies, going to football games and on dates, loving their wives, seeing their children grow tall and great. Different wars, still the same letters today. Those we remember today will never get those sunsets. They'll never get those dates. They'll never get to raise their children. Instead, they were delivered from the battlefields into the arms of a loving Lord and Savior. Their families and their buddies greeting them home with a folded triangle of stars and the piercing sound of a soul bugle playing Taps. Picnics, barbecues, and time at the beach—those things are wonderful aspects of Memorial Day weekend, and we should enjoy them for the fallen; they would want it that way. But this solemn day, we must remember that our Republic was forged and purchased with blood. American blood. So take pause today and consider the transformation these warriors went through for our nation. Share it with your kids and your grandkids, we must. Ordinary men, when called, can become our heroes. They fought not because they hate what's in front of them, but because they love what's behind them. And so may the ones we remember today live on in every flag that flies. May they live on in every voice of a schoolchild who says the pledge of allegiance. May they live in our prayers to Almighty God. Today, with this humble ceremony, we owe at least this: that with every salute, with every ceremony, with every parade, with every prayer, every day and every year, we remember. That by our remembering, we guard the eternal flame that they lit with the price of their youth. They were Americans from small towns and big cities, and in the words of the Apostle Paul, they stood against the darkness of the world wearing the breastplate of righteousness. They've now gone on to their reward, but we remember them here on this hallowed ground. To them, to those, I say your watch is finished, but the legacy of what you left is eternal. You raced to the breach so that we could walk in freedom and prosperity. May we live lives worthy of their sacrifice, and boldly carry forth their fight for freedom, picking up the sword of the spirit and charging forward daily. May Almighty God bless our warriors, and may Almighty God bless our fallen and those they love always. Remember, and amen. Thank you.\n\n[27:09] ANNOUNCER:\nLadies and gentlemen, please welcome special guest Craig Morgan and the United States Army Band performing 'Soldier'.\n\n[27:54] CRAIG MORGAN:\n(Singing) They gave me a green uniform and black boots for my feet. 18 and wild as hell, I thought it would be neat. They put me on a plane bound for some strange and foreign land. I said goodbye to Mom and Dad, hello to Uncle Sam. What’s the words of a soldier? Not afraid to die. Now I’m a little older and not afraid to cry. Every day I thank God just to be alive. When you’ve been where I’ve been, any kind of life is paradise. Christmas of '89 was a lonely time for me. And the moon was probably fine, but it was nothing like Tennessee. Never thought the day would come when I might have to kill a man. I did not sleep a wink that night, but we won for Uncle Sam. What’s the words of a soldier? Not afraid to die. Now I’m a little older and not afraid to cry. Every day I thank God just to be alive. When you’ve been where I’ve been, any kind of life is paradise.\n\n[31:10] ANNOUNCER:\nLadies and gentlemen, Vice President JD Vance.\n\n[31:25] JD VANCE:\nThank you all and Mr. President, Mr. Secretary, Mr. Chairman, all of our honored guests, but especially our Gold Star families. I want to say just a few things today because I believe that the most important lesson of Memorial Day is perhaps that all of us owe a debt. That we owe a debt to the people who went overseas and gave their lives that the United States might be prosperous and peaceful and free. That we owe a debt to the people who put on a uniform knowing they might never come back. And indeed, today we pay tribute to those who never came back. I think like a lot of veterans, and we're joined by so many of you, sometimes Memorial Day is the most somber and the most sacred of the days on the American calendar. People will come up to our veterans and say things like 'Happy Memorial Day' or 'May you have a blessed Memorial Day,' and those of us who served know acutely that today is not for all veterans, as much as we love all of our veterans, today is for those veterans who put on the uniform, who went overseas and who never came home. When I think about the debt that we owe them, I think about all the things that they gave, which can't be measured in dollars or in the things of this world, but are measured in things like weddings that they never got to attend, children that they never saw grow up, daughters and sons that they never got to hug and kiss again, loved ones, husbands and wives. They traded every moment from the moment where they gave their lives to the moment where they would ultimately meet their natural end. Every single one of those moments they gave up that the United States might remain the freest and best country in the entire world. What an amazing thing. What an amazing gift. On this Memorial Day, I just ask two things of all of our fellow Americans. The first is that we be the very best version of ourselves in honor of those who gave everything that this nation might be worthy. To all the husbands and fathers, that we be the best husbands and dads that we can. To all the mothers and wives, that they be the best moms and wives that they can. To the sons and daughters, that they be the very best version of themselves. And second, we always remember that every moment that we're able to enjoy with our loved ones, everything that gives our life and our nation meaning and purpose was given to us often by total strangers who laid down their lives that this might be the best nation in the history of the world. And finally, to our Gold Star families here today and those watching across this great nation, I hope you know that I will never forget. I'll never forget your loved ones. That the good life that I have and that my family has is fundamentally because you paid a debt that I can never repay. I'll never forget their smiling faces. I'll never forget their skill and bravery in battle. I'll never forget that all the moments that I'm able to have with my family, they're not able to have with theirs. And most of all, I know from every American across every political persuasion that we love you, we're grateful to you, we're proud of you, and we commit to make the United States of America the very best version of itself. And that is how we honor those who gave their lives to this country. And without further ado, it is my great honor to introduce the 45th and 47th Commander-in-Chief of these United States, President Donald J. Trump. Mr. President.\n\n[36:05] DONALD TRUMP:\nWell, thank you very much everybody. What a beautiful day as it turns out. It's just perfect. We'd rather have this than the heat. It's just beautiful. It's always beautiful being here. My fifth time. And it never changes. Vice President Vance, Secretary Hegseth, Chairman Kane, members of the Cabinet, members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and fellow citizens. Today here at Arlington, a very special place, that hallowed burial grounds and battlefields across the country and around the world, we unite in solemn observance. With reverent hearts, we honor those who fell so that our Republic might stand. Those who died so that our nation could live. Those who gave up their sacred light on earth so that the sublime light of American freedom would shine forever and ever. This Memorial Day, we salute them, we exalt them, and we thank them for all that we have and for all that they gave. They gave everything. God bless our fallen heroes. We're joined today by some of those they left behind, our incredible Gold Star families. Incredible people. To every person here and across America who holds tight to the memory of a warrior taken from them, we will never, ever forget the ones you loved. Gold Star family members, please stand, receive our thanks, please. Thank you. Thank you very much. My honor. Less than six weeks from now, our nation will reach a historic milestone: 250 years of majestic American independence. It's something. But it's only right that first we remember the immense sacrifice that has been brought to us on this momentous anniversary year. That's what it is, it's a momentous year. Before we hail the founding, we honor the fallen. Before we celebrate the triumph, we pay the tribute. Before we crown the victory, we count the cost. Today we are reminded that there could be no 4th of July without America's Armed Forces, and there could be no Independence Day without Memorial Day. We owe our liberty, our self-government, the glories of our history, and our very nation itself to the generations who paid for it with everything they had—the ultimate sacrifice. The first Americans to give their lives in battle fell on April 19, 1775, when eight patriots were cut down by Redcoats. Those guns they were shot on Lexington Green. They had answered the call to muster against a force five times their strength—they said at the time, the greatest in the world—in defense of their cherished rights and their cherished liberty. As the British approached, a Massachusetts militiaman summoned destiny itself, saying, 'If they mean to have a war, let it begin right here.' Caleb Harrington was 23 years old when he accompanied his father to the Green that day. Torn apart from each other in the chaos of combat, that American son died trying to fight his way back to his father—he wanted to get back to Dad. Caleb's cousin Jonathan was struck down at age 31, shot within the sight of his home and his young wife and child who awaited his return. Jonathan crawled bleeding back to them to die on his own doorstep for a final, terrible but beautiful farewell. His widow and orphan were perhaps the very first Gold Star family in a long, unbroken chain that reaches up through the ages to us right here today. When our founding fathers put the ideas of the Declaration of Independence to paper in Philadelphia, they signed and sealed an oath that had already been written in blood by patriots at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill. Their sacrifice birthed the most incredible and exceptional nation in all of history, and our nation is doing better today than it's ever done before. That's right. The cause of independence exploded from that part of the American soul that will not be tamed, that will never be conquered, that will rather face death than to live as slaves to the arbitrary will of another. This is the unyielding spirit that has always set Americans apart and driven generations of American warriors into battle, their chest beating with the cry that says, 'We will govern ourselves, we will control our destiny, we will bow to no one but the righteous God who made us and who gave us our rights and blessed this land of the free and the bravest of the brave.' Ten days into the legendary Battle of the Bulge in World War II, Lieutenant Colonel Keith Ware led 11 men and a tank against entrenched German positions—the toughest positions anywhere in the world. Half the patrol, including Ware himself, were soon wounded. Yet still, he killed five enemy riflemen, demolished three German machine gun nests, forced a fourth to surrender, and captured the hill. For his heroism, he received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Unlike most drafted soldiers, Ware stayed in the army and rose to the rank of General—a highly respected General. In Vietnam, as commander of the First Infantry, the 'Big Red One' they called it. He led from the front, and in 1968, that's where he was shot down surveying enemy positions for the famous assault on Hill 222. Known as the 'Fighting General,' he's buried here in Arlington, and with us is his grandson and namesake, Staff Sergeant Keith Ware, an Air Force veteran. Keith, where are you, Keith? Where are you, Keith? Hi Keith. Thank you very much, great honor. We're also honored to be joined by a man who, like General Ware, is a veteran of the largest battle in US Army history, the Battle of the Bulge. At 15, Harry Miller lied about his age to enlist and was soon fighting to stop the SS Panzer divisions as part of the famed 740th Tank Battalion, the 'Daredvils' they were called, of which he is among the last surviving members at 97 years old. Within six months after the battle, Harry's unit lost 42 comrades; he's remembering them today. Sergeant Miller, it is a true honor to have you with us. And he looks great. Thank you. Many of the greatest men of that generation followed a long and epic path from World War II to Korea and to Vietnam. Major Charles Kelly was the father of aggressive Dustoff helicopter flying that made Army medical evacuation pilots among the most fearless—in Vietnam, the greatest helicopter pilots they say that ever lived. Like Sergeant Miller, Charles enlisted to serve in World War II at age 15. He was wounded at the Battle of Aachen and went on to fight in Korea. But flying helicopter ambulances in Vietnam is what etched his name into history. 'Since I have been here,' he wrote in 1964, 'we have evacuated 1,800 casualties and in the last three months, we've flown 242 hours at night.' No other unit can match this, and they flew the most dangerous routes probably in the history of warfare. Two weeks later, under brutal enemy fire, Kelly refused to withdraw until he had loaded the wounded aboard. As he prepared for takeoff, an enemy bullet pierced his heart. Yet Charles Kelly's heroic life-saving style lived on, his comrades in command passed on to Captain Patrick Henry Brady, and four years later, Brady piloted three damaged helicopters in turn to evacuate an incredible 51 wounded warriors under intense fire—fire like no one has seen up until that point. For this, he received also the Congressional Medal of Honor. General Brady is with us at 89 years old, as we salute his fallen mentor Charles Kelly. Thank you very much. Thank you for being here. Thank you very much. Sergeant First Class Matthew McClintock enlisted in the Army in 2006 and became a very special Green Beret. In 2016, he found himself in an hours-long firefight with Afghan terrorists. When a comrade was severely wounded, Matthew wanted to find a landing zone for a Medevac rescue—very dangerous, horrible, horrible way to be flying. He was reminded of the dangers, but Matthew replied, 'We have to save him, we have to do it.' Running out in the face of mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, he went to work but was soon gravely wounded. He was hit from every possible angle. Matthew fell that day, but the soldier he gave his life to save survived and thrived, and Matthew was awarded the Silver Star. We're deeply honored to be joined by Matthew's mother Joyce, his widow Allie, and his precious young son Declan, here to remember Matthew at his grave in Section 60, ten years later. So Joyce and Allie and Declan, we salute Sergeant Matthew McClintock as an American hero, please. Thank you. These are tremendous people, these are brave, brave people. In two wars recently, we've lost a total of 13 service members. In Venezuela, which was a complete and total victory where we're working very closely with the Venezuela government right now—we took that over in one day and lost no one. In Operation Epic Fury, we lost 13 wonderful souls, wonderful special people. These incredible men and women gave their lives to ensure that the world's number one state sponsor of terror will never have a nuclear weapon. Oh, and they won't, they will never have a nuclear weapon, I'm sure you—I'm sure you know that. One of them was Major Ariana Savino-Lince, and we're joined by her great family—Omyra, Darren, Zeven, and Vic. Stand up, please, please. There he is, there he is. Thank you, Vic. Thank you very much. To all of you, Ariana's selfless gift will not be in vain. Our debt to you is everlasting and it's always going to end in victory. We're having victories all over the place, more than we've had in many, many decades. Scripture tells us: 'Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.' 400,000 souls rest on these grounds, these beautiful grounds, in the sacred soil which was first consecrated in the hours of America's greatest division to be eternal symbol of national unity. It cannot be by chance alone that the very first service member laid to rest here in this place of supreme sacrifice was a Union soldier by the name of Private Christman. Private William Henry Christman of Pennsylvania, who died at 19 years old. He was a great young man, they say. Beside him are more than 18,000 other young men named William, over 20,000 named John, over 13,000 named James, joined over time by Isaac, Elijah, Earls, Hanks, Helens, Juans, Margarets, Mariuses, Donalds—not too many. And others whose names tell the true story of American greatness, and greatness it is. Here beneath arching trees and white stone so beautiful, these many are made one again, united forever as brothers and sisters in arms and children of our Father in heaven. From coast to coast, from proud cities to humble towns, and from heartland fields, from every race and religion, they came because they could not bear the thought that the nation they loved so much might ask for heroes and hear no answer. But they answered, and they answered very, very loudly. At Ticonderoga and San Juan Hill, at Manila Bay and Midway, at Pointe du Hoc and Busan, the courage of the American warrior has forged a path through every sea and every place that's marked a trail to every corner on the earth. In 250 years, America's heroes have saved more lives, freed more captives, accomplished more good, and spread more hope than any other people at any time in the history of the world. Whole nations know liberty today, entire generations know freedom, billions and billions of people have been delivered from poverty, tyranny, and oppression because of the sacrifices we honor this day. That's why from Brittany to Sicily, from Panama City to Saipan, from the Netherlands to North Africa to New Zealand, this whole planet is adorned with memorials to America's fallen and to America's greatness. To their courage, carved in marble and engraved in the hearts of all of mankind, we will never forget you. From 1776 to 2026, America has always stood as a great and moral cause. Our warriors are no mere mercenaries; they are guardian angels who stride across the battlefields of history and stand watch over the highest and most beautiful planes the human spirit has ever seen, holding the line between liberty and tyranny, between civilization and barbarism, between good and evil. Wherever the American soldier walks, wherever he fights, wherever he fasts, and wherever he falls, he does it for the destiny of a nation like no other—there's never been anybody like you—and for the fate of freedom on this earth. We salute you like nobody has ever been saluted before. By their deaths, those who have gone before us in battle have redeemed the promise of our founding for each future generation. They've not just made the ultimate sacrifice, they've offered the ultimate proof that we Americans do indeed love liberty. We do cherish the self-government given to us by our forefathers. We do believe with all our soul in the mission that God has given to America. And we do intend with all our strength and heart to hold high the torch our heroes handed to us, and we will never, ever let it fall. Thank you very much, you are special, special people. We love you all. God bless the families of the fallen, God bless the men and women who serve, and God bless the United States of America. Thank you very much everybody.\n\n[57:15] ANNOUNCER:\nLadies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the playing of Taps and the benediction.\n\n[58:36] CHAPLAIN KEVIN TRIMBATH:\nNow receive the benediction. God of all creation, we pray you bless our nation, our leaders, and those who make decisions over us with wisdom, unity, and grace toward all. Now may the God of peace, who provides freedom to gather, equip us and guide us as we leave this place. May we carry the burden of the brave who paid the ultimate sacrifice by honoring their legacy through our pursuit of justice and compassion. In your strong name I pray. Amen.\n\n[59:25] ANNOUNCER:\nLadies and gentlemen, please be seated.\n[59:44] Please welcome back Craig Morgan and the United States Army Band performing 'Paradise'.\n\n[60:02] CRAIG MORGAN:\n(Singing) When I was a child my family would travel down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born. And there's a backward old town that's often remembered, so many times that my memories are worn. And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County down by the Green River where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking, Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away. Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River to the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill. Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols, but empty pop bottles was all we would kill. And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County down by the Green River where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking, Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away. Then the coal company came with the largest of shovels, and they tortured the timber and stripped all the land. Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken, then they wrote it all down as the progress of man. And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County down by the Green River where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking, Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away. When I die let my ashes float down the Green River, let my body be rolled in my old hometown. For I'll be halfway to heaven with Paradise waitin', just five miles away from wherever I am. And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County down by the Green River where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking, Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away.\n\n[63:18] ANNOUNCER:\nLadies and gentlemen, please rise as you are able and remain in place as the official party departs and the colors are retired.","2026-09-04T15:22:49.87656+00:00",null,"President Trump Participates in a Wreath Laying Ceremony and Delivers Remarks 2026-05-25 16:18","20260524",true,false,{"name":14,"slug":15,"image_url":8},"Donald Trump","donald-trump",{"prev":17,"next":20},{"id":18,"name":19},"d620d720-3ee9-47bc-8700-17718d63d440","President Trump Makes an Announcement on Beautiful, Clean Coal 2026-06-04 19:18",{"id":21,"name":22},"8f603b31-0cff-4ced-a45e-ca7a162c56d5","President Trump Participates in a Cabinet Meeting, May 27, 2026 2026-05-27 16:18"]