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Fallen Service Members Honored at 152nd National Memorial Day Observance

  • Defense.gov
  • May 25, 2020 | 29:45

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper participate in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2020.