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UPDATED 2:20 PM PT – Sat. Dec. 15, 2018
President Trump lays a wreath at the tomb of a fallen patriot and joins thousands of Americans in honoring those who have fought for the nation.
President Donald Trump walks with an umbrella from Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, after visiting during Wreaths Across America Day. Wreaths Across America was started in 1992 at Arlington National Cemetery by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester and has expanded to hundreds of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Earlier Saturday, the president, along with thousands of volunteers, participated in the annual Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery.
According to the Pentagon, around 1.75 million wreaths were shipped to more than 1,600 locations nationwide, which are holding ceremonies.
This was the 27th year the event took place at the national cemetery.
