Remembering the Fallen: Scenes from the Memorial Day weekend
For many, Memorial Day marks a day of remembrance, honoring military men and women who died while serving their country. It has been celebrated since the end of the Civil War. Here are scenes from around the country of Americans remembering the fallen.
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- A woman looks on from the graves as a member of the honor guard stands watch at Arlington National Cemetery May 28, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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- Ricky Parada sits at the grave of his little brother Cpl. Nicolas D. Paradarodriguez who was killed in Afghanistan, at Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on May 28, 2012. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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- Two people site by a grave in Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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- Breanna McCain, 18, looks upon her father’s grave at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Her dad, Army SFC Johnathan McCain, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in November 2011. Breanna came with her mother and three sisters to take part in a TAPS “Good Grief Camp”. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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- Attendees stand for the U.S. National Anthem during a ceremony marking Memorial Day May 28, 2012 at Arlington National Cemetery. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
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- U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ( L) talks with a member of the U.S. Military as he visits graves in Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Section 60 is reserved for veterans of the Iraq War. For Memorial Day U.S. President Barack Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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- Karen Clarkson lies over her slain son’s grave at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Her son Sgt. Joel Clarkson was serving as an Army Ranger team leader in Afghanistan when he was shot and killed in March, 2010. Karen was one of some 1,200 adults, most of whom are grieving parents and spouses, who attended the TAPS National Military Survival Seminar held concurrently with a “Good Grief Camp” for military children in Arlington. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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- U.S. Marine Cpl. Miroslav Kazimir stands up with the help of his wife Marcela while visiting a grave at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. He had come to visit the grave of Marine Sgt. Sean Callahan who died in an IED attack in Afghanistan in April, 2011, the same attack that severely damaged both of Zazimir’s legs. He is currently undergoing long-term therapy at the military hospital in Bethesda, MD. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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- Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) attend a ceremony on Memorial Day at the Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)
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- An American flag ballon flies at Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Section 60 is reserved for veterans of the Iraq War. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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- Ann Adams lies atop the grave of her son Army Sgt. Andrew Baddick at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, VA. Baddick died while saving a comrade from drowning after a military vehicle rolled into a culvert in Iraq in 2003. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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- U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (L) help Rose Mary Sabo-Brown place a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a Memorial Day ceremony on the National Mall May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. Sabo-Brown is the widow of Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by Obama earlier this month. Today’s ceremony at the memorial is the first event in the ongoing, 13-year Vietnam 50th Anniversary Commemoration Program that, according to the Department of Defense, “will partner with other federal agencies, veterans groups, state, local government and non-government organizations to thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War.” (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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- Flowers are placed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, which is etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, on Memorial Day in Washington May 28, 2012. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
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- Richard Evans of the American Legion Post 24 places a wreath at a memorial to the nurses who served in Vietnam May 28, 2012 at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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- People visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, on Memorial Day in Washington May 28, 2012. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
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- Sailors walk past the Vietnam Memorial Wall May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Brendan SmialowskiAFP/Getty Images)
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- Members of the US Navy’s JROTC hold up a giant American flag during a Memorial Day parade along Constitution Avenue May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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- People watch as a man dressed in an American Revolution era uniform passes during a Memorial Day parade along Constitution Avenue May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Patriot Guard Riders stand at attention holding American flags at the Memorial Day 2012 Observance to honor those fallen in the line of duty at the Circle of Immortals at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)
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- Color Guards open the Memorial Day 2012 Observance to honor those fallen in the line of duty. The ceremony was held at the Circle of Immortals at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)
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- A child looks at the prosthetic legs of Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball team members during a Memorial Day Parade in Binghamton, New York May 28, 2012. Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball team members are U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who lost limbs during their time of service. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)
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- Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team outfielder Brian Urruela (L) assumes a batting stance with his prosthesis during a Memorial Day Parade in Binghamton, New York May 28, 2012. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)
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- A boy waves a United States flag during a ceremony following a Memorial Day Parade in the Inwood Neighborhood of New York, May 28, 2012. (Andrew Burton/Reuters)
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- A U.S. Military color guard advances the colors as a U.S. Park ranger salutes during a wreath laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Brendan SmialowskiAFP/Getty Images)
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- A U.S. Military color guard stands ready for a wreath laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Ipo, which means “sweetheart” in Hawaiian, sits amid the Blair family during the Memorial Day Parade in Westminster on Monday, May 28th. (Noah Scialom)
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- Master Sergeant David Sims is reunited with his wife Robin and his family during the fifth inning of the Memorial Day celebration between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field on May 28, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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- Members of the military walks past Tim Hudson #15 of the Atlanta Braves during the Memorial Day celebration prior to the game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field on May 28, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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- Members of the 102nd Infantry National Guard from Norwalk, CT participate in the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 28, 2012 in Fairfield, Connecticut. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- People participate in the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 28, 2012 in Fairfield, Connecticut. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A boy waves an American flag from a car window while participating in the annual Memorial Day Parade on May 28, 2012 in Fairfield, Connecticut. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- Motorcyclists are seen through a “POW/MIA” flag during Rolling Thunder 2012 in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2012. The 25th annual Rolling Thunder rumbled into town to show support for veterans past and present, those who have fallen in war and those who are missing in action. It’s expected nearly one million riders will be here through Memorial Day. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A Marine salutes as motorcyclists ride past during Rolling Thunder 2012 in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2012. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A motorcyclist rides waving a U.S. flag on Constitution Avenue during Rolling Thunder 2012 in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2012. (Mladen Antono/AFP/Getty Images)
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- People wave as motorcyclists ride across the Memorial Bridge during Rolling Thunder 2012 in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2012. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A man sits inside a bamboo cage, representing a prisoner of war as he is pulled on a trailer during Rolling Thunder 2012 in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2012. The 25th Annual Rolling Thunder rumbled into town to show support for veterans past and present, those who have fallen in war and those who are missing in action. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A man pushes an elderly man in a wheelchair amongst the graves of soldiers who fell during World War II during a service to mark U.S. Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio in the Philippine capital Manila on May 27, 2012. At least 17,000 graves are in the park that pays tribute to US and Philippines soldiers that fought side by side during World War II. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A young boy looks at a wall with engraved names of soldiers who fell during World War II at a service to mark U.S. Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio in the Philippine capital Manila on May 27, 2012. At least 17,000 graves are in the park that pays tribute to US and Philippines soldiers that fought side by side during World War II. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Stu Crook, commander of the Towson American Legion, holds his sleeping granddaughter Kaylee Owens, 3, at the Memorial Day services at the Wayside Cross in Towson on Sunday, May 27th. (Noah Scialom)
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- A mentor and a military child grieving the death of a parent visit the Lincoln Memorial on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. Five hundred military children and teens, most of whom lost a parent or sibling in the Afghan and Iraq wars, are attending the annual four-day “Good Grief Camp” in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, DC, which is run by TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors). (John Moore/Getty Images)
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- U.S. Marines look on in front of a lighted American flag in Times Square during Fleet Week festivities on May 26, 2012 in New York City. Fleet week, which has been held in New York City since 1984, celebrates the U.S. Navy and Marines Corps with a week of ship visitations and military demonstrations. Fleet Week concludes on Memorial Day with a military flyover to honor those killed while serving in the military. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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- Twelve-year-old Martin Given of Springfield, New Jersey, stands with U.S. military veterans, including his father Mark Given who served in the U.S. Army for eight years, as they hold a wreath-laying ceremony at the Congressional Cemetery May 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. The ceremony is part of weekend events marking the 25th anniversary of the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, a motorcycle rally in the nation’s capital. Started in 1988 as a protest to bring more awarness to issues about POW/MIA, Rolling Thunder now has 90 chapters across the United States. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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- U.S. military veterans Carlos Hollifield (L) of Knoxville, Tennessee, Billy Riley of Union County, New Jersey, and others carry a wreath before placing it at the grave of an unknown Union solider who died during the Civil War during a ceremony at the Congressional Cemetery May 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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- Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. ‘Flags-In’ has become an annual ceremony since the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) was designated to be an Army’s official ceremonial unit in 1948. Every available soldier in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment participates in these events. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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- A soldier holds flags at Section 60, an area largely used for those who died while serving in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, at Arlington National Cemetery May 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Brendan/Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day May 24, 2012. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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- Flags are seen at the temporary markers of recent graves in Section 60, an area largely used for those who died while serving in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, at Arlington National Cemetery May 24, 2012. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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