Biden inauguration theme

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.
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And the committee 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 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.

“This inauguration marks a new chapter for the American people — one of healing, of unifying, of coming together, of an America united,” Presidential Inaugural Committee chief executive officer Tony Allen said in a statement Monday.

“It is time to turn the page on this era of division. The inaugural activities will reflect our shared values and serve as a reminder that we are stronger together than we are apart, just as our motto ‘e pluribus unum’ reminds us -- out of many, one,” Allen continued. LINK