(NEXSTAR) — The White House held an event Sunday to commemorate World AIDS Day with survivors, their families, and advocates.

First Lady Jill Biden spoke first, reaching out to “a fellowship of people who have lost sons or daughters.”

“Though we are strangers, we know untellable truths about one another,” Dr. Biden said. “That we will spend the rest of our lives longing for a face that’s gone forever.”

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(Story by Mike Costanza, NEXSTAR, found at ozarksfirst.com)