A Reminder From the Old Guard

Americans share the sentiments that animated President Trump to join a Gold Star family to pay respects at Arlington National Cemetery.

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President Trump at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Good for Senator Tom Cotton — a veteran of the Old Guard — for his statement commending President Trump for taking the time, at the invitation of a Gold Star family, to visit Arlington Cemetery last month. His critics erred in suggesting it was a violation of a rule against politicking at the graves. Trump, in any event, did the right thing in stepping away from his campaigning to pay respects at our national shrine to courage and patriotism. 

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