America’s second family visited troops in New York State on Sunday – their final official appearance before returning to private life.
Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence Visit Fort Drum to thank the 10th Mountain Division and their families for the service of the country.
“I am here to deliver a very simple message to each and every one of you on behalf of your commander and commander and every American: thank you for your service and to the 1st Brigade combat team, welcome home,” Pence told service members.
The 1st Brigade recently returned from Afghanistan.
“We all trust you,” said the vice president, “because we know we can.”
As she addresses the troops, the second lady becomes emotional and her voice shakes in the sense as she speaks to the crowd.
“It’s such an honor to be with you … here I go … for our last journey as Vice President and Second Lady of the United States,” Karen Pence said.
‘We are a military family just like all of you, our son is an F-35 Marine pilot. He is married to our daughter-in-law Sarah, and we expect our first grandchild to be very excited in April, ‘the second lady added.
The second family will be replaced on Wednesday during an affidavit by elected vice president Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff.
She will resign in the U.S. Senate on Monday.
Harris will be the first woman to hold office, as well as the first colored person.