Later in the morning, Obama spoke at a ceremony in the cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater. He said that, before the next Memorial Day, more than a decade of U.S. wars are supposed to end.
“We’re in a pivotal moment. Our troops are coming home. By the end of this year, our war in Afghanistan will finally come to an end,” Obama said to cheers from the crowd.
In his speech, Obama singled out relatives of those lost in war — from a woman who waited 63 years for her husband’s remains to be located in Korea to a group of young siblings sitting with first lady Michelle Obama.
“Your parents’ bravery lives on in you,” Obama said. “You will never walk alone. Your country will be here to help you grow up into the men and women your parents always knew you would be.”
“We’re in a pivotal moment. Our troops are coming home. By the end of this year, our war in Afghanistan will finally come to an end,” Obama said to cheers from the crowd.
In his speech, Obama singled out relatives of those lost in war — from a woman who waited 63 years for her husband’s remains to be located in Korea to a group of young siblings sitting with first lady Michelle Obama.
“Your parents’ bravery lives on in you,” Obama said. “You will never walk alone. Your country will be here to help you grow up into the men and women your parents always knew you would be.”
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