Trump puts US servicemembers in spotlight during Memorial Day address aboard USS Wasp

ABOARD THE USS WASP, Japan – A sailor and a Marine shared the stage with their commander in chief during a Memorial Day rally on the USS Wasp.

President Donald Trump spoke Tuesday to 1,000 sailors and Marines and a few servicemembers from other branches aboard the amphibious ship, which was moored at Yokosuka Naval Base, the home of the 7th Fleet.

Trump also toured the JS Kaga, a helicopter carrier of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force also moored at Yokosuka, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Trump had plenty to tell the troops about his state visit to Japan and meetings with Abe and Emperor Naruhito, who assumed the throne this month. But the president also surprised an enlisted sailor and Marine by calling them onto a stage and inviting them to say a few words of their own.

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