President Trump lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day 2025President Trump will participate in the annual Wreath Laying Ceremony and deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery this afternoon to commemorate Memorial Day.On this Memorial Day, to commemorate the 250th year of America’s founding, the President issued a proclamation, asking Americans to join in prayer for “all in harm’s way.” He further proclaimed that today will serve as “a day of prayer for permanent peace” and directed all flags to be flown at half-staff until noon.“Since the birth of our Nation nearly 250 years ago, countless souls have lost their lives in this noble and righteous pursuit. On Memorial Day, we honor these American heroes,” Trump wrote.“I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when people might unite in prayer. I ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day.”President Trump Releases Moving Statement in Honor of American Military Heroes for Memorial Day 2026/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i