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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden made an early morning visit to the World War II Memorial on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and to honor Bob Dole.
Biden appeared emotional as he looked out over the granite memorial honoring the 418,500 Americans who died in the second world war.
The first couple brought a wreath with them that contained one wild sunflower, the state flower of Kansas, according to the White House, to honor Dole, a World War II veteran who died on Sunday.
During the solomon visit, made on an overcast and chilly day in Washington, the president saluted the wreath and made the sign of the cross while the first lady touched it with her hand.
President Joe Biden and Jill Biden visited the World War II Memorial on Tuesday morning to mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
President Biden salutes the wreath, which has a sunflower in it in honor of the late Bob Dole, the sunflower is the Kansas state flower
President Joe and Jill Biden paused to look out over the memorial
President Biden appeared emotional during the visit
Jill Biden bows before the wreath
Biden, a devout Catholic, also made the sign of the cross
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