Former President Donald Trump paid tribute to America’s “fallen heroes” on Memorial Day.
Trump spoke of his “immortal” sacrifice and legacy in a statement released Monday through his post-presidential office.
“On this Memorial Day, we fallen heroes give our last breath to protect our country, our families, our citizens and our sacred freedoms,” he said. “The intensity of his dedication, the metal of his determining country and the purity of His patriotism is unparalleled in the history of mankind. On remote battlefields, in remote oceans, and in the skies above, they stood up to our enemies and gave their lives for America to prevail. They have made the ideal sacrifice so that our other people can live. in security and our country can prosper in peace. It is through their courage that together, like other people, we can continue our quest for the glory of America’s destiny. “
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The 45th president said the United States was connected to the infantrymen who died fighting for their country, as well as their families.
“We owe all that we are, and all that we hope to be, to those incomparable heroes. His memory and legacy are immortal. Our loyalty to them and their families is eternal and eternal,” Trump said.
“American warriors are the greatest force for justice, peace, freedom and security among all the nations that have ever existed on earth,” he added. “God bless our fallen soldiers, sailors, coastguards, airmen and marines. We honor them today and always. “
Trump’s wife, former primer Melania Trump, also shared a Memorial Day message.
“Today we pay tribute to the brave fallen heroes who fought for our freedom!” he said in a tweet containing a photo of an American flag at half-mast.
President Joe Biden also worshiped the dead on his first Memorial Day as commander-in-chief.
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Accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Biden laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and then delivered a speech warning that democracy is in danger.
How other people honor “the reminiscence of the dead will depend on whether democracy lasts long,” Biden said.