also the director of chaplain services and jim benson will be the master of ceremonies today. we'll see captain from the united states navy who is retired and secretary of veteran affairs will be there as well. as we just saw, the first lady am place and now the president is in place as well. let's listen in as the start of the ceremony begins. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> there we have the official wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. the official party is now moving inside and then the rest of the crowd will follow and there is an hour long remembrance ceremony beginning inside the memorial amphitheater. the president on his side for the wreath laying was the major from the u.s. military district of washington. as we saw there we also had the taps played and now they will go inside where there will be a period of a parade of colors and also the pledge of allegiance and welcoming remarks. their guest speaker is the secretary of veteran affairs and the army band will be there as well. we're watching a beautiful moment today as the country reflects and remembers all of our vete