He then got particularly emotional when mentioning his late son, Beua Biden, who was a major in the Delaware Army National Guard in the Iraq War and died of glioblastoma at the age of 46 in 2015. He continued: "Like many of you, our son Beau Biden deployed ...

President Biden reflected on the "sacred obligation" to honor and protect those who serve during his final Veterans Day appearance as commander-in-chief on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery. The big picture: The observance event and ceremonial wreath-laying mark Vice President Kamala Harris' first public appearance since her post-election speech Wednesday — and one of just a handful of appearances of the sort left in Biden's tenure.