
Bidens visit WWII memorial on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
CNN
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, early Tuesday morning to pay their respects on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Bidens observed a moment of silence standing in front of a wreath at the center of the memorial. The President did not make remarks.
The White House said the wreath contained one wild sunflower in honor of Republican Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, who died on Sunday. The wild sunflower is the state flower of Kansas. Dole was a veteran who was seriously wounded during World War II.

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