Vance Delivers Memorial Day Address at Gettysburg National Cemetery

Vice President JD Vance delivered the Memorial Day address at Gettysburg National Cemetery in Pennsylvania on May 26, 2025. Gettysburg, site of the Civil War's largest battle in July 1863, holds the remains of 3,512 Union soldiers; the National Cemetery was dedicated by President Lincoln in November 1863. Vance's selection of Gettysburg for the Memorial Day address framed the administration's public messaging on national identity and the obligations of military sacrifice.