President Biden paid tribute to U.S. veterans on Veterans Day from overseas The president acknowledged the sacrifices of America's veterans as he addressed a United Nations climate conference in Egypt America's veterans and their families survivors and caregivers are there a spine and soul of the United States The president's late son Beau served in Iraq as a member of the Delaware army National Guard I'm the special day on every day I honor all those of sacrifice to our nation like my son With the president in Egypt vice president Kamala Harris later wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at Arlington national cemetery She said America is a promise of security opportunity and freedom not for some but for all On Veterans Day we celebrate the generations of Americans who fought to make that promise real