Delaware Governor John Carney, U.S. President Joe Biden and his grandson Hunter Biden attend an annual Memorial Day Service at Veterans Memorial Park, Delaware Memorial Bridge. [Reuters]President Joe Biden marked the sixth anniversary on Sunday of his son Beau's death with a visit to his gravesite and a speech about grief to military families and veterans, on the eve of the Memorial Day holiday commemorating the country's military dead. The president spoke later to military families and veterans at Veterans Memorial Park about his loss, and theirs. Six years ago today, Hunter lost his dad and I lost my son," Biden said, referring to his grandson Hunter, who was also in attendance. Memorial Day, established after the U.S. Civil War in the 1860s, is marked by laying flowers and American flags on the graves of the military dead.

Source: Standard Digital May 31, 2021 08:35 UTC