State of the Union 2018: Donald Trump hails 12-year-old boy who placed 40,000 US flags at veterans’ graves

Donald Trump, in his second State of the Union address, spoke about how "young patriots like Preston" remind the people of America why they "proudly stand for the national anthem".

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: January 31, 2018 8:32 am

Preston Sharp waves from the first lady’s box during the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A 12-year-old boy from Redding, California was lauded by President Donald Trump for marking the graves of 40,000 military veterans with American flags. Preston Sharp, who placed flags and flowers at the graves of North State veterans, was among a number of guests invited by Donald Trump and Melania Trump to the State of the Union. During Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address, Sharp sat next to Melania in the House of Representatives gallery.

“In America, we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy, are the center of the American life. Our motto is ‘in God we trust.’ And we celebrate our police, our military, and our amazing veterans as heroes who deserve our total and unwavering support.