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And Trump administration officials are sharing heartfelt messages today to honor America's fallen heroes on Memorial Day. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth both delivered remarks at the annual ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. NDD correspondent Jason Blair has more. We owe a debt to the people who put on a uniform knowing they might never come back. And indeed today we pay tribute to those who never came back. Members of the Trump administration commemorate Memorial Day with messages in honor of the fallen who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The first is that we be the very best version of ourselves in honor of those who gave everything that this nation might be worthy. May the ones we remember today live on in every flag that flies. May they live on in every voice of a schoolchild who says the Pledge of Allegiance. May they live in our prayers to Almighty God. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio shares America was built, defended and preserved by those willing to give everything for it. On Memorial Day we honor the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and our freedom. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. posts, Today we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country and we renew our commitment to protecting the health, dignity and future of the nation they sacrificed to defend. Memorial Day was first observed on a large scale on May 30th, 1868 to honor the soldiers who had fallen during the Civil War. It officially became a national holiday by an act of Congress in 1971. Reporting in Washington, D.C., Jason Blair, NTD News.