Trump wreath – President Donald Trump is expected to take part in the Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on May 25, with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Maj. Gen. Antoinette Gant also set to appear. The events w
By noon on Monday, May 25, Arlington National Cemetery will be setting the scene for Memorial Day in the nation’s most recognizable form: a wreath laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, followed by remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater.
President Donald Trump is expected to participate in the Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the nation’s annual Memorial Day observance. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at noon at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. according to the Joint Task Force for the National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Maj. General Antoinette Gant—commanding general of the task force—are also expected to take part.
After the wreath ceremony, the president and vice president are expected to speak at the National Memorial Day Observance in the Memorial Amphitheater. Both events are scheduled to be livestreamed, extending what happens behind the cemetery’s gates to audiences watching from home.
The honor itself begins earlier than the speeches. On May 21, members of the U.S. Army’s The Old Guard participated in its annual “Flags in” observance. placing about 250. 000 flags at headstones across the national cemetery. The tradition has taken place annually since the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment was designated the Army’s official ceremonial unit in 1948.
The Old Guard’s participation is not partial. Every available soldier in the unit takes part in placing flags, a detail that turns the pre-holiday preparation into a manpower-driven ritual rather than a one-day display.
The schedule draws a straight line from preparation to ceremony—flags down at headstones on May 21, then the wreath and the public observance on May 25. With livestreaming planned for both events, the holiday’s formal moments are set to reach far beyond the cemetery itself.
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