NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: President Clinton said today the United States is to resume negotiations with North Korea over the search for Americans missing from the Korean War. The talks will focus on an area in North Korea where the U.S. believes that hundreds of American soldiers may have been killed. Mr. Clinton appeared for Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. CNN's Kate Snow was there. She joins us now -- Kate.</s>KATE SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Natalie, every year for the past 132 years, Arlington National Cemetery has been part of Memorial Day observances. This year no exception, for the eighth time, for the eighth year in a row, President Clinton came out for an annual wreath- laying ceremony, a ceremony of the Tomb of the Unknowns. He was handed that wreath by a 29-year-old staff sergeant. He then placed the wreath near the grave markers for the unknown soldiers, the unknown servicemen and women buried there, one from World War I, one from World War II, and the other from Korea. The president then, after the ceremony, spoke to veterans and tourists and the public, as well as some cabinet members. He announced that. on this Memorial Day, the U.S. and North Korea, as you mentioned, have agreed to resume talking about MIAs, those missing in action. He mentioned some 8,000 missing servicemen and women in Korea, and the president said Americans must never forget.</s>WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The United States will always honor and never forsake its fallen heroes. We will not abandon their families, and wherever it takes, as long as it takes, we will keep our commitment to seek the fullest possible accounting.</s>SNOW: Mr. Clinton spoke of the symbolism at Arlington National Cemetery, the tiny flags placed with care at each and every headstone here. He talked about the many unsung heroes buried here. And he also mentioned some of the more famous, president's like John F. Kennedy. Incidentally, a memorial for John F. Kennedy, a similar ceremony took place today about an hour ago, that being because today, coincidentally, is John F. Kennedy's birthday. Kate Snow, CNN live, Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial Day: President Clinton Lays Wreath at Tomb of the Unknowns