And still today we are free because they were brave." "They chose a life of purpose. They had a mission. the hurt is wrapped around the knowledge that your loved one was part of something bigger, bigger than any of us," Biden said. "Memorial Day is always a day where pain and pride are mixed together." To remember," Biden said in an address at Arlington National Cemetery Monday afternoon. "Today renew our sacred vow, it's a simple vow: to remember. The events came one day after President Biden and the first lady traveled to Uvalde, Texas, to meet with families of victims and honor lives lost in the wake of the horrific elementary school massacre.The president and first lady hosted a breakfast for Gold Star families at the White House before attending a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.The Bidens began their day in Delaware, where they visited the grave the president's son Beau, who served in Iraq, on the seventh anniversary of his death from brain cancer.President Joe Biden and other dignitaries honored those who gave their lives serving in the United States military with a series of events on Memorial Day.
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