Trump Honors America’s Fallen Heroes in Memorial Day Address

‘American warriors have left behind the blessings of home and family to answer their nation’s call,’ the president said.

President Donald Trump (L), Vice President JD Vance (2L), Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (2ndR), and MG Trevor Bredenkamp, commanding general of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Military District of Washington, look on after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Standing before the rows of white marble headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on May 26, President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day by honoring the sacrifice of fallen service members.

Speaking at the cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater, he paid tribute to the soldiers for their heroism, patriotism, devotion, and acts of selflessness “so enormous they defy comprehension.”