National Remarks by President Obama on Memorial Day 2015 by Gary Kopycinski on May 25, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to observe Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom