Arlington national cemetery

FRESNO (GaeaTimes.com)- Thousands of mourners paid their last tribute to General Vang Pao at the first day of his six-day long funeral.

ELWOOD, Ill. - Vice President Joe Biden hailed America's fighting men and women Monday as the "spine of this nation," while President Barack Obama's Land of Lincoln tribute in Illinois got washed out by a severe thunderstorm and high winds.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Vice President Joe Biden is saluting the sacrifices of the men and women of America's fighting forces at the nation's most hallowed burial ground.