Biden marks Memorial Day nearly two years after ending America’s longest war

Biden marks Memorial Day nearly two years after ending America’s longest war
People walk among headstones as they visit Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day (Alex Brandon/AP)
Mon, 29 May, 2023 - 17:01
Aamer Madhani and Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

US president Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of American troops who died fighting for their country as he marked Memorial Day with a traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

Mr Biden was joined by first lady Jill Biden, vice president Kamala Harris and Mrs Harris’s husband, Douglas Emhoff, for the 155th National Memorial Day Observance.

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