Biden inauguration theme will be 'America United' [View all]

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Source: The Hill

The theme of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week will be “America United,” planners announced Monday, a reference to his pledge to bring the country together when he takes office.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee also said that Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery alongside former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton after the inauguration ceremonies, in a show of bipartisanship. Their spouses will also participate.

The committee separately plans to install an art display on the National Mall called the “Field of Flags” comprised of 191,500 U.S. flags and 56 pillars of light. These are intended to represent Americans who cannot travel to Washington, D.C., to attend the inauguration on Jan. 20 in person due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Individuals can donate to a group of nonprofit organizations selected by the committee as its partners in service in order to become a “symbolic sponsor” of the flag display.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533610-biden-inauguration-theme-will-be-america-united