Images: Veterans Day in the United States
Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Melissa Fila takes a picture of her 5th hour Leadership class after they planted miniature flags on the front lawn of Heritage High School in Saginaw Township, Mich., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. 10,000 flags were planted in honor of Saginaw County Veterans in observance of Veteran's Day.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual President Barack Obama waits to be introduced before speaking in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, during a Veterans Day ceremony.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual People hold a large U.S. flag while marching up Fifth Avenue during the Veterans Day parade, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in New York.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual People holds U.S. flags during the Veterans Day parade, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in New York.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Visitors walk among the graves on veterans day at Golden Gate National Cemetery Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in San Bruno, Calif.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual A New York Police officer watches a crowd gathered during the Veterans Day parade, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in New York.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Members of the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, N.J., tap hands with spectators during the Veterans Day parade, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in New York.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Maximus Albrecht-Medina, 4, waves a flag as members of the Golden Gate Young Marines march during a ceremony commemorating Veterans Day at Golden Gate National Cemetery, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in San Bruno, Calif.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Military personnel march in the annual Veteran's Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Sun glints through the artificial flowers set next to the gravestone to mark Veterans Day in Fort Logan National Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Sheridan, Colo.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual An oversized American Flag is carried down East Bay Street during the start of the Veterans Day Parade, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Teri Johnson wraps her arms around her son's grave as hundreds gather to commemorate the lives of American veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township, Mich., for Veterans Day. Johnson's son Joe was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. "He'll never take off his uniform or be without his cap, and no one will ever thank him for his service," Teri Johnson said. "I come here to honor Joe and everyone else who served. They're all my children, and I'm so proud of them."
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual James Martin, left, of Washington D.C., kisses his girlfriend Theresa Werner, both of The Spirit of 45, during the Veterans Day parade, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in New York.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual U.S. Marine Sgt. Major Jason Deitschman salutes during the national anthem during a ceremony commemorating Veterans Day at Golden Gate National Cemetery Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in San Bruno, Calif.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual August Nealon, 17-months, of Dunmore, Pa., walks among 6,892 flags at Marywood University in Scranton, Pa., for a Veterans Day ceremony honoring service members on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Jackson Confait, 3, and his grandfather Air Force Col. Mike Nabors prepare to go inside the War Memorial Building for a Veterans Day ceremony in Jackson, Miss. Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual A military serviceman drives his car as he participates in the annual Veteran's Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Firefighters prepare to march in the annual Veterans Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Police personnel march in the annual Veterans Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Jimmy Whitman, 90 sporting his Uncle Sam costume makes his way down Bay Street as part of the Veterans Day Parade, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Jacksonville, Fla. Whitman is a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Members of the community, including many veterans, stand at attention during the unveiling of a memorial on Veterans Day in Springfield, Ore., Fruday, Nov 11, 2016. The memorial is dedicated to local people killed in the Vietnam War.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual Former United States Marine Corps Capt. Doug Franz addresses an audience during the Veterans Day Remembrance ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial Wall at the Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park in Enid, Okla., friday Nov. 11, 2016.
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Military personnel march holding a U.S. flag in the annual The Victor Valley High School California Cadet Corps Color Guard hoists the flag to begin Victorville's, Calif., Veterans Day ceremony, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
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