November 11: As Americans throughout the country gather to honor veterans and the fallen, President Obama commemorates the with remarks at Arlington National Cemetery: “To all of them — to our veterans, to the fallen and to their families — there is no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice.”
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Obama and Brigadier General Karl Horst greet a visitor to Arlington National Cemetery after a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns. After his speech, Obama walked through Section 60, where many who died in Iraq and Afghanistan are laid to rest.
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American Legion Post 21 and Cub Scout Pack 134 hold a sunrise flag-raising ceremony at Juilliard Park in Santa Rosa, Calif.
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John Padykula, 91, a Purple Heart recipient, sings ”God Bless America” at a program at Bay Pines VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Retired Navy Seabee Hilrie Kemp, 72, waves a flag at a ceremony held at a community center in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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East Bay High School JROTC color guard cadets stand at attention at the same ceremony in St. Petersburg.
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The UK has its own day for honoring its veterans: Armistice Day. Here, observers gather for a moment of silence and plant crosses outside Birmingham’s Hall of Memory.
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah leave a service at Westminster Abbey in London. At the ceremony, the Queen led the country in observing a two-minute silence to honor the “passing of a generation.”
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Spectators in Killeen, Texas watch a Veterans Day parade pass. Killeen is home to Fort Hood, the site of a shooting that claimed the lives of 13 servicemen and women. A memorial service was held November 10 to honor the fallen.
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Soldiers from Fort Hood march in the parade in Killeen.
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Actor Tony Curtis acts as Grand Marshal for the 91st annual Veterans Day Parade in New York City.
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Spectators at the parade in New York City.
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ROTC members carry a giant US flag in the Veterans Day Parade in New York City.
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The color guard marches at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial in Santa Rosa, California.
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The Pledge of Allegiance is recited at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial.
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Holly Griffin, the widow of Sgt. Maj. Craig A. Griffin, puts roses at the 1st Special Forces Group’s memorial wall after a service at the unit’s compound in Fort Lewis, Washington.
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Bagpiper Seamus Neary plays at a Veterans Day event in Fort Lewis, Washington.
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President Obama lays a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Soldiers stand at attention at Arlington National Cemetery during the memorial service.
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A flag is brought out for the ceremony.
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Arlington National Cemetery.
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Earlier in the day, President Obama has breakfast with veterans in the East Room of the White House.
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a lunch for veterans and their families at the Naval Observatory residence in Washington DC.
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Dr. Jill Biden also spoke at the lunch.
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The Vice President speaks to a luncheon attendee.
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