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Barack Obama: “And I think for His Majesty the King and Queen to have gone to Arlington and to honor not only the Tomb of the Unknown…”

On the recordMay 31, 2015
And I think for His Majesty the King and Queen to have gone to Arlington and to honor not only the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but to meet some of that greatest generation who helped to liberate Europe and the Netherlands and to usher in this era of peace and prosperity, is extraordinarily significant.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

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