U.S. President Joe Biden places a wreath among graves in Section 60 during a visit to pay his respects in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Joe Biden stood in the rain on Wednesday among the tombstones of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, thoughts of his late son Beau were not far from his mind as he explained his decision to begin America's exit from its longest war.
The president's elder son earned the Bronze Star while serving in Iraq from 2008-09. His death in 2015 from a brain tumor still haunts his father.
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