U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday he and his wife are "heartbroken" over the loss of eight American service members after a military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of southwestern Japan last week during a routine exercise."Since then, we were focused on search and rescue, which ended today after an extensive week-long effort," Biden said in a statement, praising U.S. military personnel and their families as "the backbone" of the country."Our entire nation mourns this tragic loss," Biden said. He also thanked the Japanese government for its cooperation in carrying out the search a…READ FULL ARTICLE
