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Trump Expresses ‘Boundless’ Gratitude to Fallen Troops

MEMORIAL DAY

“Words cannot measure the depth of their devotion.”

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Mike Theiler / Reuters

President Trump on Memorial Day spoke at Arlington National Cemetery to express America’s “boundless and undying” gratitude to those who have fallen in battle. Trump described the stories of two soldiers who died in Afghanistan: Christopher D. Horton, of the Oklahoma National Guard and Green Beret Capt. Andrew D. Byers, of Colorado Springs. Trump honored the fallen men and their families, saying “they paid the ultimate price for freedom.” He added, “Words cannot measure the depth of their devotion, the purity of their love or the totality of their courage.”

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