First Lady Melania Trump made a series of solo appearances this month, visiting U.S. service members in Alabama, announcing a scholarship fund for foster care students in Louisiana, and attending a Veterans Day ceremony in Virginia.
On November 12, Mrs. Trump traveled to Fort Rucker in Dale County, Alabama, alongside Second Lady Usha Vance to visit members of the U.S. military and their families. The pair flew from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and arrived at Dothan Regional Airport before continuing to the base, where Mrs. Trump met with Major General Phillip “Cain” Baker, commanding general of the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, and posed with soldiers from C Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment. She delivered remarks to military families ahead of Thanksgiving, a day after Veterans Day.
Earlier in the week, on November 7, Mrs. Trump traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to announce scholarships for Louisiana State University students who came through the foster care system, part of her “Fostering the Future” program. At the event, she was joined by Pepper Rutland, founder and CEO of MMR Group, as the group announced a $5 million Fostering the Future Endowment Fund at LSU.
On November 11, Mrs. Trump attended a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump, and Second Lady Usha Vance. The group took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the federal holiday honoring military service members.
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