Honoring Veterans Day
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U.S. Marine Corps soldier Thomas Hoare, a 25-year veteran reservist, ties a yellow ribbon to a tree that survived the terror attack, during a Veterans Day observance at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.
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A New York crowd waves flags and cheers for Marines as they march in the annual Veterans Day parade in New York.
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Members of Riverside Military Academy from Gainesville, Ga., march down Baker Street during the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade in Atlanta.
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Cub Scout Ethan Jennings covers his ears as motorcycles roar by to start the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade through downtown Atlanta.
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Color guard members present the flags for Regional Command South during a Veterans Day ceremony at the command's headquarters on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
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A man walks among U.S. flags at the graves of deceased veterans at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass. Volunteers placed thousands of flags in the cemetery in advance of Veterans Day.
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A Navajo code talker veteran watches the opening ceremony for the 93rd anniversary of the Veterans Day Parade in New York.
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta greets members of a military honor guard after participating in a wreath laying ceremony at the Punchbowl Cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii as part of Veterans Day activities.
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U.S. Army Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observes a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars participate in a Veterans Day ceremony in Yongsan, South Korea.
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U.S. veterans who fought in foreign wars wait to offer flowers during a U.S. Veterans Day ceremony at Yongsan Garrison, the main U.S. military headquarters in central Seoul, South Korea.
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Marines prepare to march in the Veterans Day Parade in New York.
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An Illinois football fan wears American flags in his hat as an American flag flies above Memorial Stadium in honor of American veterans during the NCAA college football game between Illinois and Minnesota.
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A World War II veteran participates in a Veterans Day ceremony in Loveland, Colo.
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Patriot reenactors watch as a plane flies overhead in honor of Veterans Day following the national anthem before an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass.
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Submarine veteran Lawrence Check, who served on the USS Sam Houston, adjusts his cap during the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Atlanta.
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An American flag is carried up New York's Fifth Avenue during the annual Veterans Day Parade.
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Veterans participate in a Veterans Day ceremony at the amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery before a speech by President Barack Obama.
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Chihuahas Duke and Daisy prepare to ride aboard their owner's Harley-Davidson motorcycle to start the annual Veterans Day Parade through downtown Atlanta.
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Participants in the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade gather behind an Army surplus store as they prepare to make their way through downtown Atlanta.
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Jeffrey Ottie of Blairsville, Pa., places a flag at the grave of his friend and WWII veteran James O'Neil in the town's cemetery on Veterans Day.
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Pictures of WWII veterans are carried up New York's Fifth Avenue during the Veterans Day Parade.
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During a Veterans Day ceremony, President Barack Obama presents a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen carries the United States flag onto the field in honor of Veterans Day before the start of their NFL game against the Detroit Lions.
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Members of The Governor's Horse Guard of Connecticut walk during the Connecticut Veterans Day parade in Hartford.
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Gov. Scott Walker participates in a Veterans Day service in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis.
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Military personnel carry U.S. flags onto the field in honor of Veterans Day before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts in Jacksonville, Fla.
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The sun reflects on The First Church of Christ as a band marches by during the Connecticut Veterans Day parade in Hartford.
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Amazon and Operation Homefront representatives hand out Kindles to wounded service members during a Kindle giveaway in Oceanside, Calif. Amazon is donating more than 2,000 Kindles to wounded service members ahead of Veterans Day and is committing to hire 1,200 Veterans in the upcoming year.
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WWII Navy veteran Josephine Bussard, 89, and her husband WWII Marine Corps veteran Murray Bussard, 88, of Springfield, Mo., kiss during a visit to the World War II Memorial in Washington. They met during the war.
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Amazon employees hand out Kindles to wounded service members during a giveaway in Oceanside, Calif., for Veterans Day.
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