For Memorial Day, Biden Pays Tribute To Fallen Service Members In Delaware
President Biden visited the Delaware Memorial Bridge in New Castle on Sunday where he spoke to commemorate Memorial Day. Biden frequently participates in the annual memorial service organized by the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs.
Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May, commemorating those killed in US military service.
When he spoke on Sunday, Biden talked about his son, Bue, who served in the Delaware Army National Guard. His unit became active and in October 2008 he was posted to Iraq. Beau Biden died of brain cancer on Sunday, exactly six years ago.
"A lot of time goes by, but you all know, better than me & as much as I do, that the moment we celebrate it is the hardest day of the year. We are honored, but it is a hard day that brings Have everything back," President Biden said. "Therefore I can not thank you enough for your continued service to the country & your sons, your daughters, they live in your hearts & also in your children. And we have to move on without them, but I know how It's tough for you."
Biden said that America's founding ideals deserve to fight & die.
"We may have many obligations to the nation, but we have only one sacred obligation & that is to equip those whom we send in harm's way & look after them & their families when they return home." , And when they do not. T, "said Biden." & we all have a duty to renew our commitment to the fundamental values for our nation in their honor, values that have served us from generation to generation. And many people have died for their protection. "
Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, but its roots go back to the Civil War.
In the late 1860s, Americans began a springtime tradition of honoring the dead by decorating graves with flowers and reciting prayers, originally known as Decoration Day.
Biden said during his speech that he carries a card with him every day and the number of American soldiers killed in the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan. He said he began doing so when he served as vice president under Barack Obama. Today, it reads 7,036. "It's not a guess," Biden said.
It currently has 155 national cemeteries in 42 states and is operated and maintained by the National Cemetery Administration of the Puerto Rico Department of Veterans Affairs. It does not include state-run Veterans Cemeteries. Biden said that the men & women buried at these sacred sites are the backbone of the United States.
He said, "Because of those names on that wall & every other wall & mausoleum of veterans in America, we are able to stand here. We can not joke about it ourselves." "So, I hope the nation comes together. We are not Democrats & Republicans today; we are Americans. It is time to remind everyone who we are."