Nov. 11, 2012
Veterans carry the colors during the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
President Obama is shown after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
President Obama, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki, center, and others listen to the national anthem during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
President Obama gestures as he is applauded during the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
President Obama and Major General Michael S. Linnington, commanding general of the Military District of Washington, salute during the playing of the national anthem during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
Early-morning sun lights headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
A woman grieves at a gravesite in Section 60, an area where members of the U.S. military who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried, during Veterans Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
President Obama, right, greets a grieving family member in Section 60, an area where members of the U.S. military who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried, during Veterans Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
President Obama (center hand) and first lady Michelle Obama (left hand) leave challenge coins on a tombstone in Section 60, an area where members of the U.S. military who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried, during Veterans Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.
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Nov. 11, 2012
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) shakes hands with U.S. servicemen holding a giant flag on the field before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The military was honored as part of the Salute to Service program.
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Nov. 11, 2012
A C-5A flies over a giant flag on the field before an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
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Nov. 11, 2012
A Filipino soldier takes a break besides a memorial hall, where names of fallen U.S. soldiers are recorded, before the start of the annual Veterans Day celebration at the American Cemetery in Taguig City, Metro Manila.
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Nov. 11, 2012
U.S. and Filipino soldiers stand next to a wreath during the Veterans Day commemoration at American Cemetery in Taguig City, Metro Manila. The cemetery contains the remains of Americans who died in the Pacific, China, India and Burma theaters of war.
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