At the dedication of the national world war ii memorial, tom hanks gave a speech praising americans who fought and sacrificed during the war. according to your text-book, hanks gave a

Tom Hanks gave a commemorative speech

In a commemorative speech, the speaker's goal is to highlight the events that occurred and to explain why things that had happened had happened. During the speech, a general sentiment about the event is expressed which can be either joyful or sorrowful depending on the occasion. World war 2 commemorative speeches are usually full of dread because of the horrors that happened in the war.