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Obama At Arlington National Cemetery: President Honors Troops On Memorial Day

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US President Barack Obama places a wreath during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier May 28, 2012 to mark Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial Day is observed in remembrance for those died while serving in the US military. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages)

Americans planned to gather at cemeteries, memorials and monuments nationwide to honor fallen military service members on Memorial Day, at a time when combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans dwindles.

President Barack Obama was expected to lay a wreath Monday at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery across the Potomac River from Washington. Earlier in the morning, he and first lady Michelle Obama planned to host a breakfast at the White House with "Gold Star" families of service members who have been killed.

During his weekly radio address, Obama asked Americans to give thanks to fallen troops this weekend.

"We must make sure all our veterans have the care and benefits they've earned, and the jobs and opportunity they deserve," he said. "We must be there for the military families whose loved ones are in harm's way - for they serve as well."

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ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 27: U.S. President Barack Obama and Major Gen. Michael S. Linnington stand before a wreath ceremony on Memorial Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Memorial Day President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 27: U.S. President Barack Obama positions a commemorative wreath during a ceremony on Memorial Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Memorial Day President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 27: U.S. President Barack Obama positions a commemorative wreath during a ceremony on Memorial Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. For Memorial Day President Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Members of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A US military veteran stencils the name of a fallen comrade at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington on May 25, 2013 as the country marks Memorial Day on May 27. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Women in traditional Vietnamese garb fly the flag of the former South Vietnam as members of the US military veterans' Rolling Thunder bikers group parade in Washington on May 26, 2013 as the country marks Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man salutes as members of the US military veterans' Rolling Thunder bikers group ride past in Washington on May 26, 2013 as the country marks Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Members of the US military veterans' Rolling Thunder bikers group parade in Washington on May 26, 2013 as the country marks Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Two women hold up signs thanking the troops as members of the US military veterans' Rolling Thunder bikers group ride past in Washington on May 26, 2013 as the country marks Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A woman looks at the grave of a soldier who fell during World War II, during services to mark US Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio in Manila on May 26, 2013. 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. The US marks Memorial Day on May 27. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A woman walks amongst the graves of soldiers who fell during World War II, searching for a grave of a relative during a service to mark US Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio in Manila on May 26, 2013. 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. The US marks Memorial Day on May 27. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US war veteran Ken Fuller (C-in wheelchair) is helped by relatives as he visits the halls displaying engraved names of soldiers who fell during World War II, at services to mark US Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery in Fort Bonifacio in the Philippine capital Manila on May 26, 2013. 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. The US marks Memorial Day on May 27. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US military veterans gather to pay their respects to fallen comrades at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington on May 25, 2013 as the country marks Memorial Day on May 27. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People gather to pay their respects at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington on May 25, 2013 as the country marks Memorial Day on May 27. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Vietnam war veteran points to a name on the Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington on May 24, 2013 as the country prepares to celebrate Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People gather at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington on May 24, 2013 as the country prepares to celebrate Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A US war veteran pays his respects at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington on May 24, 2013 as the country prepares to celebrate Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Staff Sergeant Karrin Kampa (L) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Members of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A member of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, places flags in front of graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Staff Sergeant Joelle Monroe (R) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of a grave at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Staff Sergeant Joelle Monroe (L) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, placees flags in front of a graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A member of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, salutes after placing a flag infront of a grave in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A member of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, places a flag infront of a grave in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery during Memorial Day Observance, Sunday, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va, (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) (credit:AP)
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First lady Michelle Obama, right, waves as she arrives to take her seat for the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:AP)
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President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery during Memorial Day Observance, Sunday, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:AP)
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A young spectator shields her eyes from the sun with an American flag during a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:AP)
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Seamen from the Navy Operational Support Center of New York City march through a crowd of spectators after a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:AP)
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Seaman Daniel Odoi of the Navy Operational Support Center of New York City presents the American flag during a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:AP)
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Navy Petty Officer Mark Jones of the Navy Operational Support Center of New York City rolls the American flag after a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island, Monday, May 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:AP)
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Arlington National Cemetery is ready for President Barack Obama's Memorial Day address in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) (credit:AP)
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Marine Staff Sgt. Travis Hassell, center, and his son Issac show off Francis Slate's, left, Honorable Discharge Card from the U.S. Army Dec. 3, 1945, as they wait for President Barack Obama to deliver his Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) (credit:AP)
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An Army officer walks up the steps of the Ampitheater where President Barack Obama will delivers his Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) (credit:AP)
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A US Marine walks alongside a woman through Section 60, the area of the cemetery primarily for members of the military killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, during Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 27, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A woman carries flowers past grave markers in Section 60, the area of the cemetery primarily for members of the military killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, during Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 27, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau a Florida Keys manatee mailbox in Islamorada, Fla., is decorated in red, white and blue Sunday, May 26, 2013, to honor Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman) (credit:AP)
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A boy rides his bike past crosses that bear the names of College Point veterans during the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Faith Roesch, 6, participates in the the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Joe Schulmann pauses in prayer over a cross bearing the name of his neighbor, Michael Wick, who was killed during the Vietnam War, at the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Carol Brandt, 3, right, talks with her father Matthew Brandt arms during the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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A fife and drum band participates in the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Sisters Lucia, 6, right, and Adriana, 2, DiPiano watch as a fife and drum band pass by during the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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A float passes by during the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Lilly Shirin, 8, takes pictures during the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Bob Lewis looks over a field of crosses with names while participating in the College Point Memorial Day Parade in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. Lewis made the crosses, 137, for all the service members from College Point that were killed from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Rows of U.S. flags frame the moon above the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Wrightstown, N.J., Sunday, May 26, 2013. On Friday, Boy Scouts placed thousands of flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (credit:AP)
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A veteran takes photographs of the wall of the the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) (credit:AP)
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A rose is placed at the wall of the the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) (credit:AP)
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A veteran looks at the names of those who died etched into the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) (credit:AP)
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Two-year-old Benjamin Pontes helps his mom Cindy place flags on veterans' graves at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif., on Saturday, May 25, 2013. They were with Anaheim Police Officer Brennan Leininger's group of several volunteers. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT. (credit:AP)
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Items are placed at the wall of the the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) (credit:AP)
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A veteran looks for a name on the wall of the the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) (credit:AP)
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Layla Buchanan, 1, waits to plant her flag on a veteran's grave as she waits with Anaheim police Officer Brennan Leininger's group of volunteers. Several hundred took part in "A Flag for Every Hero," placing more than 55,000 American flags on military graves at Riverside National Cemetery in Calif. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer) MANDATORY CREDIT THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA TIMES, MAGS OUT (credit:AP)
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Eli Gould, 4, has his arms full as he places flags on veterans' graves at Riverside National Cemetery in Calif. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. His mom Mindy Gould, an Orange County teacher, says it's important to keep children "aware that we are at war now. It's been going on so long some kids seem to be oblivious," she said. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer) MANDATORY CREDIT THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA TIMES, MAGS OUT (credit:AP)
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Motorcycles drive past the Lincoln Memorial as Colin Morris, of the US Army, salutes during the annual Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom" parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) (credit:AP)
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Cindy Jackson spends a few quiet moments alone honoring her dad, WWII Navy veteran Jay Wetzel Jr., in Riverside, Calif. Earlier in the morning hundreds of volunteers spread out over the cemetery, placing flags on veterans graves on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Riverside National Cemetery. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer) MANDATORY CREDIT THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA TIMES, MAGS OUT (credit:AP)
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Allan Graves looks around Wisconsin Memorial Park Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Brookfield, Wis. The cemetery puts up hundreds of flags in honor of Memorial Day. Graves' mother and brother are buried there. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (credit:AP)
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Rows of U.S. flags frame the moon above the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Wrightstown, N.J., Sunday, May 26, 2013. On Friday, Boy Scouts placed thousands of flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (credit:AP)
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U.S. veteran Richard Moran and wife Carolina from Conn. walk past tombstones of fallen U.S. military on their way to attending Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 26, 2013. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:AP)
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U.S. veterans salute during Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 26, 2013. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:AP)
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U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas, second from left, stands beside Philippine military chief Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista, left, during wreath-laying ceremonies at Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 26, 2013. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:AP)
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Flags are placed in the Alabama National Cemetery, Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Montevallo, Ala. Groups ranging from Boy Scouts to the Blue Star Salute Foundation placed about 2100 flags in a little over an hour at the cemetery that will host a Memorial Day program at 9 a.m. Monday morning. (AP Photo/AL.com, Frank Couch) MAGS OUT (credit:AP)
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An American woman places her camera on top of a tombstone as they take pictures after attending Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 26, 2013. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:AP)
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Gina Ray walks along a section of headstones after volunteering to place flags for her first time at the Alabama National Cemetery, Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Montevallo, Ala. Ray said her father is a Vietnam veteran and has passed a spirit of patriotism and gratitude along to her. (AP Photo/AL.com, Frank Couch) MAGS OUT (credit:AP)
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Gail Evans, owner if On Snow White Wings Dove Releases, stands back as 40 white doves escape into the air at the conclusion at the Glenn Family Services Memorial Day service, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Owensboro Memorial Gardens in Owensboro, Ky. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, Gary Emord-Netzley) (credit:AP)
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Twenty six members of the Patriot Guard Riders of Kentucky encircle the podium at the Glenn Family Services Memorial Day service, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Owensboro Memorial Gardens in Owensboro, Ky. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, Gary Emord-Netzley) (credit:AP)
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Matthew Gray, 7, with Troop 131 pays his respects after placing flags on graves of veterans for Memorial Day at the Knoxville National Cemetery in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/the News Sentinel, Wade Payne) (credit:AP)
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Boy Scout Troop 1707 member Aidan Knauss, 10, of Troy, looks for military graves, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak, Mich. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Todd McInturf ) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT (credit:AP)
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Susick Elementary Girl Scout Troop 42528 member Lisa McCabe, 13, of Shelby Twp., puts a flag on the grave of U.S. Navy World War II veteran William E. Peterson, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Oakview Cemetery in Royal Oak, Mich. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Todd McInturf ) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT (credit:AP)
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A'Christian D. Phillips, 3, helps place flags on headstones at Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, La., Saturday, May 25, 2013. A'Christian has a grandfather, a grand-uncle, and four great-grandfathers buried in the cemetery. (AP Photo/The Daily Town Talk, Melinda Martinez) NO SALES. (credit:AP)
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Ervin Wade, left, and Cornelius Tindal stand by the World War I and II memorial in front of the Lenoir County Courthouse after placing a wreath on Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Kinston, N.C. (AP Photo/Kinston Free Press, Zach Frailey) (credit:AP)
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Volunteers walks with American Flags to be placed on graves at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Members of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other volunteers placed the memorial flags on grave-sites for veterans of the Civil War, American Revolution, Spanish-American War, Korean and Vietnam wars to honor them for the Memorial Day holiday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (credit:AP)
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Boy Scout Leader Donald Bailey, of New York, who has been placing flags for 18 years, checks the condition of American Flags on graves at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Members of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other volunteers placed the memorial flags on grave-sites for veterans of the Civil War, American Revolution, Spanish-American War, Korean and Vietnam wars to honor them for the Memorial Day holiday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (credit:AP)
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Boy Scout Daniel Perez, 11, of New York, places an American Flag on a grave at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Members of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other volunteers placed the memorial flags on grave-sites for veterans of the Civil War, American Revolution, Spanish-American War, Korean and Vietnam wars in honor of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (credit:AP)
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Jabari Nedd, 9, of New York, walks with American Flags he and other volunteers were placing on graves at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Members of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other volunteers placed the memorial flags on grave-sites for veterans of the Civil War, American Revolution, Spanish-American War, Korean and Vietnam wars to honor them for the Memorial Day holiday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (credit:AP)
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Volunteer Lewis Carlos Varon, of New York, pauses after saluting to a gravestone after adjusting the American Flag on the marker, one of many placed on graves at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Members of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other volunteers placed the memorial flags on grave-sites for veterans of the Civil War, American Revolution, Spanish-American War, Korean and Vietnam wars to honor them for the Memorial Day holiday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (credit:AP)
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Diana Doyle places American flags on the gravestones of United States veterans at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery on Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/The Banner-Herald, Richard Hamm) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT. (credit:AP)
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Retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jackie Powell, left, of Canton, Ga., gives some instruction on saluting to Boy Scout Logan Schell, 12, of Cumming, Ga., as they place flags at the graves of military service members ahead of the Memorial Day holiday at Georgia National Cemetery, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Canton, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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Nancy Waring, of Cumming, Ga., touches the headstone of her son, U.S. Army and Coast Guard veteran Lt. Brian Scott Waring, as she visits Georgia National Cemetery before the Memorial Day holiday, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Canton, Ga. Waring also visited the grave of her husband, U.S. Army Vietnam veteran 1st Lt. Gerald Paul Waring, who died less than a year after the death of her son. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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A photo of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Corey Allen Little leans against his tombstone as volunteers place American flags at the graves of military service members at Georgia National Cemetery before the Memorial Day holiday, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Canton, Ga. Little, 25, who was expecting his first child, was one of seven Marines who died in a helicopter crash Feb. 22, 2012, while training for a deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:AP)
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A Boys Scout helps place U.S. flags next to head stones at Fort Sam Houston Memorial Cemetery in preparation of Memorial Day, Friday evening, May 24, 2013, in San Antonio. Scouts place more that 100,000 flags at the cemetery. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:AP)
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A Cub Scout helps place U.S. flags next to head stones at Fort Sam Houston Memorial Cemetery in preparation of Memorial Day, Friday evening, May 24, 2013, in San Antonio. Scouts place more that 100,000 flags at the cemetery. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:AP)
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A Cub Scout helps place U.S. flags next to head stones at Fort Sam Houston Memorial Cemetery in preparation of Memorial Day, Friday evening, May 24, 2013, in San Antonio. Scouts place more that 100,000 flags at the cemetery. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:AP)
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A Cub Scout helps place U.S. flags next to head stones at Fort Sam Houston Memorial Cemetery in preparation of Memorial Day, Friday evening, May 24, 2013, in San Antonio. Scouts place more that 100,000 flags at the cemetery. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (credit:AP)
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Janine Cox, left, and her son Logan Cox help Addison Cox, 2, place a flag onto a veteran's grave Friday, May 24, 2013 at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. Logan, a member of Cub Scout troop 237, was among the many Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other volunteers placed flags on graves. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Michael Zamora) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT (credit:AP)
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Cemetery worker Adan Tabia places flags onto gravesides Friday May 24, 2013 at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles in preparation for the Memorial day holiday.(AP Photo/Nick Ut) (credit:AP)
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A man and woman are silouetted as they visit Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Friday, May 24, 2013 in Minneapolis, as visitors got an early start to the Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) (credit:AP)
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Staff Sgt. Joelle Monroe, of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places flags at grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day on Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (credit:AP)
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Jennifer Henderson, of Winston-Salem, N.C., left, and Sgt. Peter Reding, right, look on as Col. Jim Market, of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, salutes the grave site of her husband Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Henderson, who was killed in Afghanistan on June 17, 2007, at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day on Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (credit:AP)
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