Members of @FLOTUS staff and our families gathered at Arlington Cemetery’s Section 60 this morning with the @TMFoundation, as part of #TheHonorProject, which unites communities to honor and remember our fallen heroes.
My 6 yr old son joined us, dressing himself in a suit & tie to “honor the troops.” We laid the wooden flags in Sec. 60, & I was mindful that so many had birth years close to my own, those who also came of age around 9-11. I will never forget their sacrifice & their service.
As part of #TheHonorProject, we were asked to take pictures of the gravestones with the wooden flags and tweet out their names. Thank you to the Travis Manion Foundation, named for 1st Lt. Travis Manion, USMC, who made the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of his patrol in 2007.
It was our honor to remember these fallen heroes; we hope that their friends and families who were unable to visit their gravesites this Memorial Day weekend, know that their loved ones are recognized and revered.
FYI thread on the @FLOTUS schedule and activities during the G7 Leaders’ Summit: Yesterday, at @RAFMildenhall, the First Lady spoke about the importance of supporting military families, calling it a “national security imperative,”...1/6
and thanked the US service members and their families for being our “ambassadors to the world.” She also hosted a roundtable with US military spouses who are focusing on the wellbeing and emotional health of service members and their families. 2/6
Today, she will meet with the UK Prime Minister’s spouse, Mrs. Carrie Johnson. On Friday, she will participate in the G7 Summit's welcoming events, with an additional scheduling update expected. 3/6