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President Biden addressed military members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia on Friday, honoring the sacrifices of combat veterans and looking toward the planned withdrawal from Afghanistan later this year.CreditCredit...Kenny Holston for The New York Times
May 28, 2021, 4:32 p.m. ET
President Biden delivered an emotional speech on Friday honoring the sacrifice of combat veterans ahead of the planned withdrawal later this year from Afghanistan — and recalled his many trips to a battle-scarred country he called “God-forsaken.”
The president, addressing service members in a hangar at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, set out to honor the troops ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. He singled out the contributions of soldiers who served repeated tours overseas, and their families, whom he described as the “backbone” of the military.