00:00All right, is this the time to introduce the 46th President of the United States, Delaware's
00:29Joe Biden.
00:30Let's hear it first.
00:31On repeat.
00:32Let me hear you.
00:33Woo!
00:34Grab your hand.
00:37Grab your hand.
00:45Now, come on.
00:46You can do better than that.
00:47Go on.
00:48Knock it out of the park.
00:53Thank you very much.
00:59The greatest honor of my life has been, for four years, being the Commander-in-Chief
01:06of the United States.
01:08The military is a solid spine, the spine of our nation.
01:16Our troops, our veterans, our military families, and our Gold Star families in particular.
01:26Only around 1 percent of all Americans defend 99 percent of us.
01:32One percent.
01:33Just one percent of Americans risk the ultimate sacrifice.
01:40We owe them so much more than we can ever repay them.
01:43Memorial Day, like for us, is deeply personal.
01:48For the Bidens, this day is the 10th anniversary of the loss of my son Bo who spent a year in Iraq.
01:58And to be honest, it's a hard day.
02:03His son and I, Hunter, who's here in the crowd.
02:07I don't know where you're sitting, Hunter.
02:09But all the way in the back there.
02:12His daddy came to this event with me, well, at the same age when he started.
02:20He just graduated from high school, heading off to college.
02:23And, you know, it's being with all of you that, quite frankly, makes things a little bit easier.
02:33It really does.
02:35So, thank you for allowing me to grieve with you.
02:40My friends, Memorial Day is about something profound.
02:45Our politics have become so divided and so bitter all the years I've been doing this
02:51and never thought we'd get to this point.
02:53But we are.
02:54Our troops don't wear a uniform that says, I'm a Democrat or I'm a Republican.
02:58It says, I'm an American.
03:00I'm an American.
03:01That's who I am.
03:04I'm serious about this.
03:05I'm not joking.
03:10In fact, folks, you know, for generation after generation, the profound idea has been defended
03:17by ordinary citizens who stepped up and answered the call.
03:23Because of them, American democracy has endured for nearly 250 years.
03:29Every generation, every generation, every generation has to fight to maintain that democracy.
03:38Every time, every generation.
03:40I get really angry when I hear about veterans are seeking too much.
03:46They're not enough.
03:48That's where I wrote the legislation relating to Gold Star families and the rest.
03:55It's an obligation we have.
03:57It's a matter of honor.
03:59Honor.
04:00Ladies and gentlemen, to make sure our democracy always lives up to their bravery.
04:07To their bravery.
04:09And I want to say this from the bottom of my heart.
04:14Thank you, particularly to the Gold Star families.
04:22The country owes you.
04:26President Biden!
