Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Make First Joint Appearance Since Election Loss To Trump

Washington: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday me ir first joint appearance since her election loss when y observed Veterans Day toger by laying a wreath at Tomb of Unkwn Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Biden houred service and sacrifice of America's military veterans, including those who paid ultimate price, and ir families, during what was his final time speaking at cemetery's memorial amphiatre in his capacity as commander in chief of US military.

“It's been greatest hour of my life, to le you, to serve you, to care for you, to defend you, just as you defended us, generation after generation after generation,” Biden said. “You are greatest fighting force, and this is t hyperbole, finest fighting force in history of world.” He reminisced about trips to US military installations around world, and to such historic military sites as Valley Forge and Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

Biden also anunced that Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding s of cancers covered under PACT Act, legislation he signed to expand health care services for veterans who served at military bases where toxic smoke billowed from “burn pits".

Over 1 million veterans and families have alrey been helped under law, he said.

president opened his brief remarks by stating that America's “truly sacred obligation” is to prepare those it sends into harm's way and care for m when y come home, or don't.

“To all military families, to all those with a loved one still missing or unaccounted for, to all Americans grieving loss of a loved one who wore uniform, Jill and I want you to kw we see you, we thank you and we'll never stop working to meet our sacred obligation to you and your family,” he said.

Biden's son, Beau, who Jill helped raise, served in Delaware Army National Guard and deployed to Iraq in 2008 for about a year. He died of brain cancer in 2015 at of 46.

Biden and Harris, accompanied by Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDough, wore solemn expressions on ir faces as y approached tomb. y placed ir hands over ir hearts as national anm played before wreath-laying, and again afterward as “Taps” sounded.

president and first ly Jill Biden h hosted veterans and members of military community at White House before y and Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, departed for hallowed burial ground on or side of Potomac River from Washington.

It was first time that Biden and Harris h been seen toger in public since vice president lost last week's election to former President Donald Trump .

After observance, Biden was traveling home to Wilmington, Delaware, for reasons White House h yet to disclose.