please ,tand for the introduction invocation, and national anthem. , majorand chaplain general jeffrey buchananunited states army. executive director of the army national ella terry cemetery. chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the honorable chuck hagel, secretary of defense. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, chaplain raynor. let us join together in prayer. god, we ask your presence be upon us this day. a day in which we as a nation come together on this hallowed ground to honor those brave men and women who gave all they had for the service of our nation and our freedom. never let us forget the sacrifice and their willingness to serve. they did not ask to become heroes, they asked for courage to never leave their friends, brothers and sisters, those who stood watch with them. warriors died for our country in war. we recognize their gift to us is peace and liberty. the kind of liberty that endures through long struggles. the kind of liberty that is bound with the blood of these, our heroes. brave men and women who answered the call a

and major general jeffrey buchanan, commanding general of the united states army military district of washington. [background noises] jon: again you see the size of the crowd that is assembled and yet despite that nobody says a word at this hallowed ground, arlington national cemetery. formerly the estate of general robert e. lee after the civil war, the union army essentially grabbed his estate to bury the union war dead. it was at the time considered a slap, if you would at general lee and the confederates. it is now a place of, just incredible beauty and solemn purpose. again, a place that i think all americans should visit. president obama is there as we heard over the loud speaker. he has arrived. he will be walking to that wreath momentarily. to lay the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and then he will make some remarks. here comes the presidential party. [background noises] jon: on the left of your screen, you see the first lady, michelle obama, vice president biden, dr. jill biden and defense secretary chuck hagel also in the field of view as the camera pans off now t

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