President Trump and First Lady Melania visited Arlington Cemetery on Thursday to pay their Memorial Day respects before leaving on Friday for a state visit to Japan.

The Trumps participated in the annual “flags in” at Arlington in which each grave has an American flag placed on it for Memorial Day.

Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day. With Melania, he planted flags at graves in Section 34, where General Pershing and Frank Buckles, the last living WWI veteran, are buried. pic.twitter.com/BWENTlMmWW — Alyza Sebenius (@asebenius) May 23, 2019

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The "flags in" ceremony begins today, in which more than 260,000 American Flags are placed at every headstone in Arlington. Pres and Mrs Trump were given honor to place a few flags as well. pic.twitter.com/7eG3A6tWvk — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 23, 2019

President Trump and Melania are at Arlington National Cemetery to pay their respects ahead of Memorial Day. They’ll be in Japan on Monday’s official holiday and will miss the traditional ceremony. pic.twitter.com/JfbAAAZmAE — Steve Holland (@steveholland1) May 23, 2019

We're honored to host @POTUS and @FLOTUS today for our annual tradition, #FlagsIn. They were welcomed by our Executive Director, Karen Durham-Aguilera; and Senior Enlisted Advisor, Sgt. Maj. Juan Abreu. pic.twitter.com/jejxagC6Tw — Arlington National Cemetery (@ArlingtonNatl) May 23, 2019

Col. James Tuite IV, Commander of @USArmyOldGuard, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edwin Terrell Brooks, showed @POTUS and @FLOTUS how soldiers place approximately 250,000 flags at headstones and niches at ANC. — Arlington National Cemetery (@ArlingtonNatl) May 23, 2019

We will never forget our fallen HEROES. It was our great honor to be with you today! #FlagsIn https://t.co/Z6OvQUr8lT — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2019

Videos:

Unedited excerpt of pool feed video followed by complete video:

The complete pool video begins with the motorcade departing the White House and runs throughout the route past the Mall, across Memorial Bridge and then around to an alternate entrance to Arlington Cemetery. It’s a fascinating video worth the time to watch if you have ever wondered what the view is from a presidential motorcade.