President Barack Obama and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald bow their heads during opening prayers before the president spoke in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, during a Veterans Day ceremony. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama delivered his final Veterans Day address at Arlington National Cemetary

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November 11, 2016 01:16 PM EST

President Obama delivered his final Veterans Day address Friday at the 63rd annual National Veterans Day Observance.

It's an annual service honoring the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. armed forces during war and peacetime.

In light of the surprising victory by Donald Trump just days earlier, the president's words seemed to have greater meaning: "When the world makes you cynical, you look to a veteran."

Obama in #VeteransDay address: "Whenever the world makes you cynical… look to a veteran." https://t.co/sPOzGvUD4i https://t.co/MCEgsAqKOF
— CNN (@CNN) November 11, 2016

Obama paid tribute on Veterans Day.

President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. At left is Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama places the traditional wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

In honor of Veterans Day, Pres. Obama lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. https://t.co/TmEOTxecZx pic.twitter.com/O7EfOUDpfG
— ABC News (@ABC) November 11, 2016

Here Obama is laying the wreath at the Tomb before pausing for a moment of silence.

Obama delivered his final Veterans Day address at Arlington National Cemetary

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