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Veterans Day ceremonies Veterans Day observances were held at Arlington National Cemetery and across the nation.
George Bruzgis of Haledon, N.J., went to Friday's Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery. Hundreds of people, including President Obama, attended. Bruzgis is a veteran of the Korean War.
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Mary Garcia of Chesapeake, Va., waits for the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to begin. Garcia was a flag bearer with the National Marine Corps League Auxiliary.
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Flag bearer Carlos Lance of Baltimore, who is retired from the Army Reserves, attends the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery. He served in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and was representing the Retired Enlisted Association Chapter 9 from Baltimore.
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Members of the U.S. Army Band, also known as Pershing's Own, perform at the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Young visitors bundle up and huddle for warmth while waiting for President Obama at a wreath-laying ceremony and remembrance service at Arlington National Cemetery.
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An Army officer stands at attention as the colors are retired after President Obama participates in a wreath-laying ceremony and remembrance service at Arlington National Cemetery.
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The Honor Guard retires the flags at the annual Veterans Day observance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
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President Obama makes remarks during a remembrance service after a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Visitors wave American flags from their seats in the amphitheater as President Obama participates in a remembrance observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Robert Hartenstein of Canton, Ohio, attends the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
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A veteran holding his dog bows as the Marine Hymn is played during the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
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President Obama approaches a wreath for a ceremony on Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
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President Obama positions a commemorative wreath in a wreath-laying ceremony and remembrance service at Arlington National Cemetery. At left is Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington.
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Lt. Col. Rupert Lucas, Captain of Invalids at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, attends the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Honor Guard members from various armed services file into position before President Obama participates in a wreath-laying ceremony and remembrance service on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery.
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President Obama, Eric Shinseki, center, secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Capt. Russell Vowinkel, stand at attention for the playing of "God Bless America" to conclude the remembrance service at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Col. John Schrader, of the Accountability Task Force at Arlington National Cemetery, salutes as the colors are retired after President Obama participates in a wreath-laying ceremony and remembrance service.
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Nov. 11, 2011
Joshua Chambers, left, 8, and his brother Kyle Chambers, 7, salute as they watch the 92nd annual San Francisco Veterans Day parade. Thousands of people lined Market Street in San Francisco to honor U.S. veterans.
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U.S. Marine Corps ROTC carry flags during a Veterans Day parade in Media, Pa.
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Members of the Honor Guard give a 21-gun salute to close the Veterans Day program at Veterans Memorial Park in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Veteran Robert Flick holds an American flag during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
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SEALs from the Navy parachute team Leap Frogs jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 at 5,000 feet over Fort Pierce, Fla. They landed at the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum. It was part of a demonstration of combat skills to mark Veterans Day and the museum's annual "muster" -- a reunion of former SEALs and members of Underwater Demolition Teams.
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A girl cheers as she watches the 92nd annual San Francisco Veterans Day parade.
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Sailors from the Russian missile cruiser Varyag stand behind Canadian veterans during Remembrance Day Ceremonies in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Russian warship is in Vancouver on a goodwill visit.
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The U.S. flag is lifted between two Omaha fire department ladder trucks before Veterans Day ceremonies in Memorial Park in Omaha.
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David Price, 4, of Montana sits while his father, Navy Cmdr. Joshua Price, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the American Cemetery and Memorial at suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, to pay tribute to U.S. veterans and their families on Veterans Day. The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial contains the remains of Americans who died in the Pacific, China, India, and Burma during World War II along with Philippine Scouts who served with the U.S. forces.
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A woman walks past grave markers at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Mich., after a Veterans Day ceremony.
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Volunteer Jon Grossardt, left, and Vietnam veteran Stan Teske stand guard at Veterans Memorial Park in Winona, Minn., at a Veterans Day vigil during which volunteers stand guard for 24 hours in one-hour shifts.
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Members of the Kahuku High School JROTC program fold a giant flag that was used during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. The cemetery is often called the Punchbowl.
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About a thousand flags pack a traveling veterans memorial as the route is decorated for the Veterans Day parade in Portland, Ore.
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A color guard opens the Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Wildwood, N.J. About 100 people attended.
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Alison Malachowski, left, mother of Marine Staff Sgt. James M. Malachowski, is consoled by Susanne Muller of Vermont in front of Malachowski's grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Isiah Sanches, nephew of fallen Marine Sgt. Moses D. Rocha, lays a flower at the Chaves County War Memorial during a dedication and Veterans Day ceremony at the Chaves County Courthouse in Roswell, N.M.
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