Remarks by President Biden After Wreath Laying at Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery

THE PRESIDENT: Hard to believe, isn’t it?


 * Q Mr. President, what does this moment mean to you?
 * THE PRESIDENT: It means that I — I’m always amazed at generation after generation, the women and men who prepared to give their lives for their country.  But they don’t give it for their country per se; they give it for their brothers, their sisters, their mothers, their fathers, their uncles, their aunts.


 * Q Was it a hard decision to make?
 * THE PRESIDENT: I’m sorry?


 * Q Was it a hard decision to make, sir?
 * THE PRESIDENT: No, it wasn’t.  To me, it was absolutely clear.  Absolutely clear.  We went for two reasons: to get rid of bin Laden and to end the safe haven.

Thank you all for being out here in the rain. It means a lot. Thank you.

3:15 P.M. EDT