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Images: Memorial Day across the United States

President Barack Obama participates in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Associated Press
Seamen from the Navy Operational Support Center of New York City present flags during a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. Associated Press
Bobby Ingram, who served in the Navy, was on hand with a “Thank You” sign during the High Point Veterans 10th Anniversary Memorial Service at the city’s Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 27, 2013, in High Point, N.C. A memorial plaque honoring the African-Americans who gave their lives in World War ll was unveiled during the event. Associated Press
President Barack Obama, center, participates in the wreathlaying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns with Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, left, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Associated Press
Lorraine D. Hall, of Ewing, N.J., visits the graves of her father, a World War I veteran, and mother, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013, at the Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, N.J. Associated Press
Vietnam War Veteran Irv Schroeder of West Bend salutes the American flag during the Memorial Day parade in West Bend on Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
Arlington National Cemetery is ready for President Barack Obama’s Memorial Day address in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
From left, Bob Coukendall, Marty Posekany from the Fleet Reserve Association and American Legion Post 2 members Bill Brinkman and Scott Harvey attend a Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park Monday, May 27, 2013 in Grand Rapids Mich. Associated Press
Will St. Amand, historian for American Legion Post 55, reads out the names of Lafayette County veterans who have died during the past year, during a Memorial Day ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
President Barack Obama, far left, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns with Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Associated Press
Marine Staff Sgt. Travis Hassell, center, and his son Issac show off Francis Slate’s, left, Honorable Discharge Card from the U.S. Army Dec. 3, 1945, as they wait for President Barack Obama to deliver his Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
New York congresswoman Carolyn Maloney speaks during a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. Associated Press
Korean War Veteran Merlin Stockhausen of West Bend, left, talks with Air Force Veteran Richard Lindbeck before the Memorial Day parade in West Bend on Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
Seaman Daniel Odoi of the Navy Operational Support Center of New York City presents the American flag during a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. Associated Press
Jacob Webster, 4, of West Bend waits for the Memorial Day parade to begin in West Bend on Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
Relariel Webster, 6, of Hartford adjusts her pinwheels before the Memorial Day parade in West Bend on Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
A young spectator shields her eyes from the sun with an American flag during a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. Associated Press
An honor guard presents the colors ahead of President Barack Obama delivering his Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
Matthew McGinley, 2, of Philadelphia, Pa., runs on at the Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, N.J., on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013, as his family visits the gravesite of his great-grandfather, a World War I veteran. Associated Press
Members of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard,” salute as President Barack Obama’s motorcade prepares to depart the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery Monday, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Associated Press
Jeremy Rivers of Boy Scout Troop 13 from St. Mary’s Catholic Church holds a tattered American flag Monday, May 27, 2013, during a Memorial Day flag retirement ceremony at Sugarloaf Assisted Living in Winona, Minn. The troop retired nine American flags from the community by burning them in a ceremonial fire and later burying the ashes. Associated Press
Cora Jacoby, six-months old, of Fond du Lac, Wis., waves her flag during the Memorial Day parade in West Bend on Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
Spectators watch as the Memorial Day parade heads down Division Ave. Monday, May 27, 2013 in Grand Rapids Mich. Associated Press
Rev. Sue Knipp takes the stage as Monday’s guest speaker at the Memorial Day service in Lynchburg, Va., Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
U.S. Navy veteran Paul Webb strikes the bell throughout the Memorial Day service, in Lynchburg, VA., Monday, May 27, 2013.
U.S. Marine Corps, 2nd Lt. Adam Carroll, right, with Maria Thomas, left, and Craig Thomas, center, salute and hold hands to their hearts during the playing of the national anthem at the Memorial Day Observance in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. Associated Press
The E.C. Glass AFJROTC color guard presents the colors to begin the Memorial Day observance, Monday, May 27, 2013 in Lynchburg, Va. Associated Press
Chatham County Veteran of the Year Jim Vaughan salutes after laying a wreath during Memorial Day ceremonies at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Ga., Monday, May 27, 2013. Associated Press
Jim Ransom, of Boise, shows his father’s grave site to foster children Matthew, 5, and Nicholas, 3, Monday May 27, 2013 at Dry Creek Cemetery in northwest Boise. Many people celebrated Memorial Day visiting the grave sites of deceased loved ones and decorating the memorials with flowers and flags. Associated Press
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