AFA/AEF National Report

摘要

AFA Observes Veterans Day Air Force Association Chairman of the Board John J. Politi observed Veterans Day in Washington, D.C., attending a White House breakfast that morning and a later ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. During the reception for the White House breakfast, which honored US military veterans, Politi met President Bush. Among the Cabinet officials at the gathering were Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, and Attorney General John Ashcroft. The AFA Board Chairman then traveled across the Potomac River to the Veterans Day ceremony at the open-air amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery. A 21 -gun salute noted President Bush's arrival for this 11 a.m. ceremony on the 11th day of the 11th month, marking the 85th anniversary of the armistice for World War I. The President spoke about the service and sacrifice of US military members and theirfamilies, then laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, near the amphitheater.