Veterans Day celebrated around the world

Rowan Hurley, 4, of Severn talks to her father Resurrection-St. Paul School alumni and Marine Corps Maj. Sean Hurley, left, during a breakfast for Veterans Day at Resurrection-St. Paul School in Ellicott City, MD on Monday, November 11, 2013. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

Second World War veteran Bruce Bullock salutes during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa November 11, 2013. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

A girl walks through the Corozal American Cemetery during a ceremony honouring Veterans Day in Panama City November 11, 2013. The ceremony honours veterans that have serviced or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. The ceremony is administered by the local Veterans of Foreign War Latin America / Caribbean Department, according to the Panama U.S. embassy. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

Richard Overton (C) , 107 years-old, who is believed to be America’s oldest living veteran is acknowledged by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony to honor veterans at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Gloria Baily of Baltimore places a flower on the name of her brother, James L. Harris, who was killed in 1968. She and her mother attended a Veterans Day remembrance at the Vietnam Veterans of Maryland Memorial this morning. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

This is a silk flower which was placed over the name of James L. Harris of Baltimore, who was killed in 1968. His sister, Gloria Bailey of Baltimore, placed the flower after a Veterans Day remembrance at the Vietnam Veterans of Maryland Memorial. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Sandy Jenkins of Baltimore, a retired technical sergeant in the Air National Guard, salutes at a Veterans Day event on the War Memorial Plaza. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Members of AMVETS lay a wreath during an event to celebrate Veterans Day November 11, 2013 at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the World War II Medal of Honor Forever stamps during the event to honor the 464 recipients of the award. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Sarah Stancyzk lays covered up at the gravesite of her husband Pfc. David Metzger who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009, at Section 60 in Arlington Cemetery, November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb Of Unknowns to pay tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Members of the New York State National Guard carry a large flag during the annual Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2013 on Fifth Avenue in New York. The parade honored all veterans with a special salute to women in uniform. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point march during the annual Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2013 on Fifth Avenue in New York. The parade honored all veterans with a special salute to women in uniform. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

Men dressed in World War I vintage US Army uniforms gather just before the annual Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2013 on Fifth Avenue in New York. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

US Army unit marches during the annual Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2013 on Fifth Avenue in New York. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

Walter E. Guntler Jr. holds the flag aloft during the singing of the National Anthem at the Veterans Day celebration at CCBC on Monday, November 11th. (Noah Scialom/BSMG)

A veteran salutes the U.S. flag during a Veterans Day observance for homeless veterans at The Midnight Mission shelter on skid row in Los Angeles, California, November 11, 2013. There were 6,291 homeless veterans in Los Angeles County in 2013, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Many homeless veterans suffer from co-occurring disorders, including substance abuse, mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as chronic medical problems. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

U.S. navy veteran Curtiss Brown, 81, who fought in the Korean War, listens during a Veterans Day observance for homeless veterans at The Midnight Mission shelter on skid row in Los Angeles, California, November 11, 2013. There were 6,291 homeless veterans in Los Angeles County in 2013, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Many homeless veterans suffer from co-occurring disorders, including substance abuse, mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as chronic medical problems. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Morgan Flack, 13, of Ellicott City talks to her grandfather Korean War Army Veteran Anthony D’Eramo, right, of Ellicott City during a breakfast for Veterans Day at Resurrection-St. Paul School in Ellicott City, MD on Monday, November 11, 2013. (Jen Rynda/BSMG)

A visitor walks through the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, in northern France, November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

A poppy lies atop engraved names of Commonwealth soldiers who died in World War One, during a Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, November 11, 2013. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

A girl looks at the names of Commonwealth soldiers who died in World War One during a Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, November 11, 2013. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

Richard Janison of Baltimore, an Air Force veteran, salutes at a Veterans Day remembrance at the Vietnam Veterans of Maryland Memorial. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Buffalo Soldiers salute at a Veterans Day remembrance at the Vietnam Veterans of Maryland Memorial. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Al Grinspoon of Baltimore, who is a veteran of both the U.S. Army and Navy, listens to the opening prayer at a Veterans Day remembrance at the Vietnam Veterans of Maryland Memorial. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Al Grinspoon, right of Baltimore, salutes at a Veterans Day remembrance at the Vietnam Veterans of Maryland Memorial. He served in both the Army and Navy. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Wynonia Brown of Baltimore, a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America chapter 451 Honor Guard, placed a wreath at a Veterans Day remembrance at the Vietnam Veterans of Maryland Memorial. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Members of the military stand at attention before a ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a commemorative wreath for Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Military veterans salute during a Veterans Day ceremony held in the Grove Bahamian Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Coconut Grove, Florida. The ceremony was held by the Coconut Grove American Legion Post #182 in honor of those veterans who have served the United States. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

World War One Historical Association members dressed as Poilu (French soldiers from World War One) attend an Armistice ceremony at the war memorial in Nice November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

Brokers and underwriters line the balconies and escalators of the Lloyd’s of London building in central London, on November 11, 2013, during a two-minute silence observed in memory of Britain’s war dead. The service at Lloyd’s of London is observed with the ringing of the Lutine Bell and the laying of wreaths before the Book of Remembrance in addition to the two-minute silence. (Adrian Dennis/Getty Images)

Ed Wall of Rosedale, who earned 4 bronze stars in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, holds his hat over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at a Veterans Day event on the War Memorial Plaza. He served for four years on the USS Helena, a heavy cruiser. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

This is a detail of the hands of Ed Wall of Rosedale, who attended a Veterans Day event on the War Memorial Plaza. He served four years in the U.S. Navy on the USS Helena, a heavy cruiser, and earned four bronze stars during the Korean War. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

World War Two veteran Anthony Gizzi, 90, of Haverstraw, New York, salutes next to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (L) while honoring his fallen comrades at the World War Two Memorial on Veteran’s Day in Washington, November 11, 2013. (Larry Downing/Reuters)

People hold up French national flags as they attend an Armistice ceremony at the war memorial in Nice November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

A lone cross adorned with a poppy is seen at the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors. (Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Petty Officer First Class Sharndell Ziglar holds up his three year old son, Matthew, as he surprises his family who did not no he would be attending the game at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Ziglar was recognized for his service in honor of Veterans Day. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)

U.S. Army serviceman Jason Richmond, of Batavia, Illinois, walks through some of the two thousand and thirteen United States flags that are part of the Aurora Healing Fields, to honor veterans, during Veterans Day weekend in Aurora, Illinois November 10, 2013. Veterans Day is observed on November 11. (Jeff Haynes /Reuters)

Veterans make their way past the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the annual Remembrance Sunday service on November 10, 2013 in London, United Kingdom. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Republican guards stand in front of a statue of late French president Georges Clemenceau during the the Armistice Day ceremonies marking the end of World War I on November 11, 2013 in Paris. (Lionel Bonaventure/Getty Images)

Cyril Bullard retired from the United States Army plays the trumpet during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Coconut Grove Bahamian cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Coconut Grove, Florida. The ceremony was held by the Coconut Grove American Legion Post #182 in honor of those veterans who have served the United States. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Serbian Army soldiers stand at attention in front of a monument on November 11, 2013 during a Remembrance Day ceremony, marking the 99th anniversary of the end of World War I at the French Soldiers Cemetery in Belgrade. (Andrej Isakovic/Getty Images)

Wreaths are pictured on the Cenotaph memorial during a commemorative service on Armistice Day in central London, on November 11, 2013, in tribute to Britain’s war dead. In the run-up to Armistice Day, many Britons wear a paper red poppy — symbolizing the poppies which grew on French and Belgian battlefields during World War I — in their lapels. (Andrew Cowie/Getty Images)

Morning sunlight shines on a giant French flag on November 11, 2013 ahead of a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at the Arch of Triumph in Paris. (Ian Langsdon/Getty Images)

The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip (R) looks on during the Last Post ceremony, a commemoration of World War I (1914-1918), commonly known as Remembrance Day, at the Menenport, in Ieper (Ypres), on November 11, 2013. Ahead of the centenary of the start of the WWI, 70 bags of soil from the battlefield and cemeteries in the area will be delivered to a delegation of the prestigious Guards Regiment on the way to London for the Flanders Field Memorial Garden to the memory of British soldiers who fell at WWI. The ceasefire went into effect in 1918 as Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies. They also commemorate the victims of the Second World War II (1940-1945) and of humanitarian and peace operations after 1945. (Kurt Desplenter/Getty Images)

Britain’s Prince Philip (L), Duke of Edinburgh, attends a Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, November 11, 2013. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

General view of the German cemetery of Roye St Gilles during the World War One remembrance day in northern France, November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

A rose lies on the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

Two World War One Historical Association members dressed as a nurse and Poilu (French soldiers from World War I) walk on the beach before an Armistice ceremony at the war memorial in Nice November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the first World War. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

World War One Historical Association “14-18 en Somme” members dressed as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) walk to the war memorial of Roye during the annual first World War remembrance ceremony in Northern France, November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

France’s President Francois Hollande lays a wreath during a ceremony to commemorate the end of the World War One at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, November 11, 2013. (Remy de la Mauviniere/Reuters)

Veterans take part in a ceremony in tribute to seven unknown soldiers, on November 10, 2013 at the Faubourg-Pave French Cemetery in Verdun, eastern France. Eight bodies of soldiers who fought for France during World War I, but that could not be identified were exhumed after the war in eight areas where had occurred the bloodiest battles: in Flanders, Artois, in the Somme, in Ile-de-France, at the Chemin des Dames, in Champagne, Lorraine and Verdun. One of the coffin was moved in 1920 under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, but the other seven remained in Verdun. (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/Getty Images)

Service personnel await the arrival of a coffin bearing the body of World War 2 veteran Harold Percival for a funeral service in Lytham, north-west England, on November 11, 2013. Requests appeared in local media for people to attend the funeral of Harold Percival, who died at the age of 99, had no close family members, never married or had any children. (Paul Ellis/Getty Images)

Veterans take part in a ceremony in tribute to seven unknown soldiers, on November 10, 2013 at the Faubourg-Pave French Cemetery in Verdun, eastern France. Eight bodies of soldiers who fought for France during World War I, but that could not be identified were exhumed in eight areas where had occurred the bloodiest battles: in Flanders, Artois, in the Somme, in Ile-de-France, at the Chemin des Dames, in Champagne, Lorraine and Verdun. One of the coffin was moved in 1920 under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, but the other seven remained in Verdun. (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/Getty Images)

A veteran holds the flame of the remembrance as he takes part in a ceremony in tribute to seven unknown soldiers, on November 10, 2013 at the Faubourg-Pave French Cemetery in Verdun, eastern France. Eight bodies of soldiers who served in the French uniform, but that could not be identified were exhumed in eight areas where had occurred the bloodiest battles: in Flanders, Artois, in the Somme, in Ile-de-France, at the Chemin des Dames, in Champagne, Lorraine and Verdun. One of the coffin was moved in 1920 under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, but the other seven remained in Verdun. (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/Getty Images)

Ivorian World War II veterans leave a monument in memory of WWI and WWII soldiers on November 11, 2013 in Abidjan during the Armistice Day ceremonies marking the end of World War I. (Sia Kambou/Getty Images)

Commander of Kandahar Airfield (COMKAF), Brigadier General John Dolan lays a wreath on Armistice Day at the memorial in Kandahar Airfield November 11, 2013, in this handout provided by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). (Sergeant Dan Bardsley (Phot)/Ministry of Defence (MoD)/ Reuters)

A flag decorates a grave at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

Mourners gather on Armistice Day for the funeral service of World War 2 veteran Harold Percival in Lytham, north-west England, on November 11, 2013. Requests appeared in local media for people to attend the funeral of Harold Percival, who died at the age of 99, had no close family members, never married or had any children. (Paul Ellis/Getty Images)

John Mills, a veteran of World War II and 27 years in the armed forces, poses with a portrait of himself taken in Japan in1946, after taking part in the Remembrance Sunday service in central London on November 10, 2013. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

A member of the military color guard stands at attention before a ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a commemorative wreath for Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Members of the military color guard stands at attention before a ceremony where U.S. President Barack Obama will lay a commemorative wreath for Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with war veterans on November 11, 2013 during a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at the Arch of Triumph in Paris. (Ian Langsdon/Getty Images)

British military veterans take part in a commemorative service on Armistice Day at the Cenotaph in central London, on November 11, 2013, in memory of Britain’s war dead. In the run-up to Armistice Day, many Britons wear a paper red poppy — symbolising the poppies which grew on French and Belgian battlefields during World War I — in their lapels. (Andrew Cowie/Getty Images)

A floral tribute left at the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors. (Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

British military veterans take part in a commemorative service on Armistice Day at the Cenotaph in central London, on November 11, 2013, in memory of Britain’s war dead. In the run-up to Armistice Day, many Britons wear a paper red poppy — symbolising the poppies which grew on French and Belgian battlefields during World War I — in their lapels. (Andrew Cowie/Getty Images)

British military personnel, veterans and members of the public, observe a two-minute silence on Armistice Day at the Cenotaph in central London, on November 11, 2013, in memory of Britain’s war dead. In the run-up to Armistice Day, many Britons wear a paper red poppy — symbolising the poppies which grew on French and Belgian battlefields during World War I — in their lapels. (Andrew Cowie/Getty Images)

Belgian veterans attend on November 11, 2013 commemoration ceremonies for World War I (1914-1918), commonly known as Remembrance Day, at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Congress Column (Colonne du Congres – Congreskolom) in Brussels. The ceasefire went into effect in 1918 as Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies. Victims of World War II (1940-1945) and of humanitarian and peace operations after 1945 are also commemorated. (Laurie Dieffembacq/Getty Images)

Ivorian World War II veterans pose in front of a monument in memory of WWI and WWII soldiers on November 11, 2013 in Abidjan during the Armistice Day ceremonies marking the end of World War I. (Sia Kambou/Getty Images)

Gulf War veteran Rick Clement of the 1st Batallion Duke of Lancashire regiment attends the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors. (Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Cadets applaud during the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors. (Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

A visitor walks through the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, in northern France, November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

A war veteran lays a wreath at the Cenotaph during the Rememberance Day Service held at the Cenotaph, Martin Place on November 11, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War. A one minute silence is called at 11.00am on the 11th day of the 11th month to remembers the members of armed forces who were killed at battle. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Locals line the street as members of the armed forces and veterans march during a Remembrance Day on November 10, 2013 in Bristol, England. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

World War One Historical Association members dressed as Piou Piou and Poilu (L) (French soldiers from World War I), a Canadian soldier (R) and a U.S. soldier attend an Armistice ceremony at the war memorial of Gouzeaucourt, Northern France, November 11, 2013. The year 2014 will mark the centennial commemoration for the soldiers who fought in the First World War. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

Veterans march towards Horseguards Parade after taking part in the Remembrance Sunday service in central London on November 10, 2013. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) positions a commemorative wreath during a ceremony on Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) looks on during a ceremony on Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Veterans Day, President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Wg Cdr Chris Brown, Sqn Ldr Laura Brown, (far right) who are both serving with the RAF and their son Harrison, watch as service personnel, members of the armed forces and other veterans attend a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 10, 2013 in Bristol, England. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Members of Scotland’s armed forces and veterans gather to commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on November 10, 2013 in Fort William, Scotland. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

A veteran attends a Remembrance Day ceremony along with members of Scotland’s armed forces and other veterans to commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on November 10, 2013 in Fort William, Scotland. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Vietnam veteran Jake Thorn (R) talks with Vicki Martinez (C) and Scott Mulligan (L) about his time in the military in the middle of the two thousand and thirteen United States flags that are part of the Aurora Healing Fields, to honor veterans, during Veterans Day weekend in Aurora, Illinois November 10, 2013. Veterans Day is observed on November 11. (Jeff Haynes /Reuters)

Lisa Roscoe holds a POW bracelet by a name on the Vietnam Moving Wall during Veterans Day weekend in Aurora, Illinois November 10, 2013. The Moving Wall is a three-fifths replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Veterans Day is observed on November 11. (Jeff Haynes /Reuters)

Emma Kearby (L) points to a family name on the Vietnam Moving Wall as her mother Claire looks on during Veterans Day weekend in Aurora, Illinois November 10, 2013. The Moving Wall is a three-fifths replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Veterans Day is observed on November 11. (Jeff Haynes /Reuters)

A couple walks through some of the two thousand and thirteen United States flags, that are part of the Aurora Healing Fields to honor veterans, during Veterans Day weekend in Aurora, Illinois November 10, 2013. Veterans Day is observed on November 11. (Jeff Haynes /Reuters)

Canadian flags in honor of Remembrance Day cover the property of a seniors home in Burnaby, British Columbia November 10, 2013. Students from a local school planted 5,000 flags around the home that houses about 300 Armed Forces veterans. (Andy Clark/Reuters)

Fans stand for the national anthem as approximately 100 soldiers from the Georgia Army National Guard unfold a giant American flag to commemorate Veteran’s Day in a “Salute to Service,” before the game between the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT)

An unidentified man is seen in the reflection of the Viet Nam Memorial wall on Veteran’s Day November 11, 2013 as he pays his respects to fallen veterans in Washington, DC. (Paul J. Richards/Getty Images)

An unidentified Viet Nam veteran traces a name off a fallen soldier off the Viet Nam Memorial wall seen here on Veteran’s Day November 11, 2013 as he pays his respects in Washington, DC. (Paul J. Richards/Getty Images)

An unidentified man is seen touching the Viet Nam Memorial wall on Veteran’s Day November 11, 2013 as he pays his respects to fallen veterans in Washington, DC. (Paul J. Richards/Getty Images)

Veterans Day celebrated around the world

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