Trump claims arch at Arlington National Cemetery would honor military personnel, veterans

During his Veterans Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, President Donald Trump celebrated recent military operations and said an arch he plans to build at the cemetery’s entrance would honor those who served. In a 35-minute speech following a wreath-laying ceremony at the cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Trump praised service members who participated in military operations in Venezuela and Iran and said they have been “absolutely incredible.” Comparing the lengths of the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the number of casualties – roughly 103,400 in total – Trump noted his operations had few deaths and said they have made the “world a much safer and better place.” “In Iran, where we stopped them from having a nuclear weapon, the B-2 bombers, they took them out. We began operations against Iran seven months ago, of which only a few weeks were active hard fighting. We lost 18 beautiful souls,” Trump said.

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