WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on May 27 paid tribute at Arlington National Cemetery to veterans who died in America’s wars, hailing them as “a link in the chain of honour” who deserve recognition for protecting the nation’s democracy.
“Freedom has never been guaranteed,” Mr Biden said in a nine-minute Memorial Day address, moments after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
“Every generation has to earn it. Fight for it. Defend it in battle between autocracy and democracy,” he said of the nation’s veterans. “Our democracy is more than just a system of government. It’s the very soul of America.”
His somber message was a sharp contrast to that of former president Donald Trump, his challenger for…
