STORY: :: Biden delivers his first public remarks since being diagnosed with prostate cancer:: May 30, 2025:: New Castle, Delaware"The greatest honor of my life has been for four years, being the commander in chief, of the United States. The fact is that I don't think if I had come from any other state, it would have happened." // "I know for many of you, Memorial Day, like for us, is deeply personal. For the Bidens, this day is a 10th anniversary, of the loss of my son Beau who spent a year in Iraq. And to be honest, it's a hard day." // "Our politics have become so divided and so bitter. All the years I've been doing this, I never thought we'd get to this point. But we are. Our troops don't wear a uniform that says I'm a Democrat or I'm a Republican it says I’m an American. I'm an American. That's who I am."