With photo of late son Beau behind him, President Joe Biden begins work at White House
By Stephanie Weaver
Biden gives emotional farewell to Delaware ahead of Inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden attended a send-off event in Wilmington, Delaware, a day before he will be sworn in to office, and shared his ties to the state and remembered his late son Beau.
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, as President Joe Biden began his duties as commander in chief, several touching photographs including a photo with his late son Beau Biden were featured prominently in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk.
With Beau s photo behind him, Biden began his term signing 17 executive orders on Wednesday, including a mask mandate on federal property and the rejoining of the Paris climate agreement and it is likely that Beau s legacy will continue to be an influence on the president s decisions over the next four years.
Uniformed Man Seen Kneeling at Iraq Vet Beau Biden s Grave During Inauguration
In this July 4, 2009, file photo, then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks with his son, U.S. Army Capt. Beau Biden, at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. Beau Biden died of cancer in 2015. Khalid Mohammed/AP
21 Jan 2021
As President Joe Biden was addressing the nation Wednesday after swearing in as the 46th U.S. president, a quiet moment was captured 110 miles away from the nation s capital.
A journalist with The News Journal in Delaware saw a lone person in a blue uniform kneeling over the grave of the president s late son, Beau Biden, who died in 2015 at the age of 46.
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WATCH: Joe Biden films inside his family home
Joe, 78, spoke about his late son as he gave his departure speech from the Major Joseph R. Beau Biden, III National Guard Reserve Center in New Castle, Delaware, which is named after his late son. I only have one regret, he s not here, he said in the emotional speech. Because we should be introducing him as president.
Poignant moment: While Joe Biden gave his inauguration speech, a lone man in a uniform knelt at the Delaware grave of his son Beau. pic.twitter.com/QkCuJRHzTz Patricia Talorico (@PattyTalorico) January 20, 2021
We re Getting Emotional Over the Significance of the Biden Grandchildren s Names 605 Shares
It s clear from anyone who watches that the Biden family are incredibly close, from President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on down to their grandchildren. But did you know there s a touching significance to some of their grandchildren s names? The Biden family, as we all know, have suffered their fair share of tragedies, but the names of the youngest members of the family are tributes to the closeness of the family and to the members who are no longer with them.
Hunter Biden s eldest daughter, Naomi, is named after her late aunt, Naomi Biden, the daughter of Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia. When Hunter was 2 years old, he was in a car accident with his siblings and their mother; Hunter and his brother, Beau, survived, but their mother and their 1-year-old sister, Naomi, did not. Hunter paid tribute to his late sister by naming his first daughter after her. According