You're only President for 4 years. 8 if you're lucky (or cursed). The POTUS needs to just suck it up. Nobody forced him to seek this honor,and by doggies he needs to be fulling the duties and responsibilities of it....which include being Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. And as top dog, he needs to spend just a couple of days of the years honoring those who have and who are serving. It's not like these were arbitrary days, we've known for decades when these days were. Sorry, about the other "urgent" and unscheduled things. They come with the territory.