President Donald Trump is set to visit the Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day on Wednesday.

The Veterans Day ceremony would have been Trump's first public appearance since major media organizations called the election for Democratic nominee Joe Biden over the weekend.

Some areas in the cemetery will be closed for a set time for Veterans Day, with both Trump and first lady Melania Trump in attendance, reported Military.com.

Trump will "lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier," confirmed White House press secretary Judd Deere in a Washington Examiner article.

Social distancing and face mask guidelines would strictly be observed during the ceremony. The public won't be allowed to attend as the event will be limited to official ceremony participants, according to officials of the Military District of Washington (MDW).

The event will shift into a virtual format because of the pandemic. The MDW announced that the 67th Veterans Day Observance would be livestreamed at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. The MDW encouraged the public to view the ceremony via the live-stream. 

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The Arlington National Cemetery was reopened to the general public in September, but the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the adjacent amphitheater remained off-limits.

There were more than 400,000 heroes laid to rest in the cemetery, said the MDW, which has jurisdiction over the area.

In a release, the MDW said Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie, a colonel in the Air Force Reserve, will conduct the laying of a wreath if Trump fails to attend.

The Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony in May had Trump in participation. It was also a virtual event where the president made an address honoring the nation's veterans. He delivered his speech at the Fort McHenry near Baltimore.

In the past, Veterans Day ceremonies have attracted thousands of visitors. People get to see the wreath-laying event and hear the address usually given by the president from the cemetery's amphitheater.

This year's ceremony will be hosted by Army Major General Omar Jones, commanding general of Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the MDW.

The military noted that the change to a virtual format was done "to practice physical distancing and to ensure the safety of all participants." 

Trump Grants Veterans with Lifetime Access to National Parks

Ahead of the ceremony, the Trump administration announced that lifetime free access to national parks in the country would be given to veterans and Gold Star families, the Voice of America reported.

"The Trump administration is committed to honoring American patriots - the men and women who have served in our armed forces," Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt said.

The Department of the Interior also waived park entrance fees for fifth-grade students, who weren't able to use their pass as fourth-graders, when parks closed in the spring.

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Waiving the said fees will start immediately and extends until the end of August 2021, reported USA Today.

The department recognized that many families were disappointed. As a mother of a fifth-grader, Interior secretary counselor and head of the National Park Service Margaret Everson knew about this. 

"We have heard from a lot of disappointed families and disappointed fifth-graders," she noted.

Passes for fifth-graders can be printed from the National Park Service website. These passes have to be presented at park entrances of wildlife refuges and other areas managed by the department.