Secretary Hegseth: To our Republic, two hundred and forty-nine years on, we stand on the shoulders of great men,and on the shoulders of those great men in those graves, and may we live worthy of it.

Vice President Vance: Together, let us build a better country, a more perfect union, and strive to be the kind of nation worthy of the sacrifice of the people that we honor today. On this Memorial Day, let us remember that we have been given a great gift, often by people none of us ever met. Let us cherish that gift, and make ourselves worthy of it. May God Bless those who gave that gift, and may He Bless the country they sacrificed for.

President Trump: In every hour of peril, and every moment of crisis, American Warriors have left behind the blessings of home and family to answer their nation's call. They've offered all that they had within them, and given their last breaths to each and every one of us, that we might live safe, and breathe free.