[Live] Trump and Melania Trump Take Part in the National Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington, Wreath Laying Under Way and Remarks to Follow

WASHINGTON — On Veterans Day, November 11, 2026, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are taking part in the 2026 National Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from 11 a.m. Eastern, carried live on the White House's official channel.

Under the White House schedule for the day, the President and the First Lady first join the National Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony, and the President is then scheduled to deliver Veterans Day remarks at 11:30 a.m. Eastern. The live pictures show the Memorial Amphitheater filled with veterans, military families and guests, with a parade of colors by veterans' organizations.

This year's observance at Arlington National Cemetery is the 73rd annual National Veterans Day Observance, co-hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Day National Committee. The program includes the wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the parade of colors and remarks by dignitaries, and the main observance in the Memorial Amphitheater is free and open to the public.

Related: Where to Mark Veterans Day: Arlington Ceremony at 11 a.m., New York's America's Parade on Fifth Avenue

Reference: Arlington National Cemetery

Source: The White House

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Photo: 图：白宫官方直播截帧，2026年11月11日阿灵顿国家公墓纪念圆形剧场内的退伍军人、军属与嘉宾（已裁去直播画面底部横幅带）。来源：白宫官方频道 / Photo: Frame from the White House official live stream, veterans, military families and guests in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2026 (live-stream banner cropped out). Source: The White House official channel

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