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Veterans Day 2013
Veterans Day 2013
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November 11, 2013, 1:10 AM
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In the region and across the country, veterans are being honored for their service.
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Veterans Day
A man stands amid military graves at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, in Denver, on Veterans Day, Monday Nov. 11, 2013. Across the nation, Americans are commemorating the service and sacrifice of military service members this Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
Sydney Kelly, 3, places a rose on the grave of Elite Navy SEAL member Aaron Carson Vaughn in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. on Veterans Day. Aaron Carson Vaughn died Aug. 6, 2011, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which he was riding was shot down. Sydney's mother Ginny Kelly is a family friend. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
A veteran passes a U.S. flag during a Veterans Day ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, in San Antonio. Americans are commemorating the service and sacrifice of military service members this Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AP Photo/Eric Gay
Thomas McGibney serves in a color guard during a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 in Montpelier, Vt. Across the nation, Americans are commemorating Veterans Day with parades, wreath-laying ceremonies, monument dedications and other events. McGibney is an Army veteran who served during the Vietnam war. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
AP Photo/Toby Talbot
James Higgins of Webster, N.H. stops to pay respect on Veterans Day at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 in Boscawen, N.H. Across the nation, Americans are commemorating Veterans Day with parades, wreath-laying ceremonies and monument dedications. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
AP Photo/Jim Cole
People gather for a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Arch, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa. Across the nation, Americans are commemorating the service and sacrifice of military service members this Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Major L. Anderson, 88, of Washington, an original Tuskegee Airman, hold his Congressional Gold Medal after being presented with the medal in a ceremony at the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, Monday Nov. 11, 2013. Two of the original Tuskegee Airmen joined District of Columbia leaders for a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony. Washington residents William Fauntroy Jr. and Anderson were honored. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. presented Anderson with the Tuskegee Airmen's Congressional Gold Medal. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Richard Overton the oldest living WWII veteran, listens during a Veterans Day ceremony attended by President Barack Obama, commemorating Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The president paid tribute to those who have served in the nation's military, including one of the nation's oldest veterans, the 107-year-old Overton of East Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
An American flag and a Vietnam War veterans shadow are outlined on pavers of military names and service dates at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial in Paris, Texas Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 duringa flag raising ceremony for Veterans Day. Across the nation, Americans are commemorating Veterans Day with parades, wreath-laying ceremonies and monument dedications. (AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft)
AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft
Young men stand at attention before the Veterans Day ceremony at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
Barrier breakers. Original Tuskegee Airmen are among those who attended a special Veterans Day ceremony in Washington at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington Monday. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
Young men in period dress watch the ceremony honoring the Tuskegee Airmen Monday in D.C. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and D.C. Mayor Vince Gray lay a wreath before the ceremony for the Tuskegee Airmen during a special Veterans Day event Monday. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
Viet Nam veteran Jeffery Sandell, from North Carolina, is seen touching the Viet Nam Memorial wall as he reaches out to the name of his killed in acton unit friend Michael Francis Thomas, killed in action on April 2, 1970. Both men served with the 75th Rangers, 25th Div LRRP/Co F, 50th LRP/Co F, seen here on Veteran's Day November 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images
Musician Seaman Bud Johnson with the Navy Band Mid-South performs a medley of the armed forces anthems during a Veteran's Day ceremony organized by Forever Young Senior Veteran Wish in Collierville Town Square in Collierville, Tenn. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber)
AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber
A visitor at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington passes early in the morning on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, to look at the names inscribed on the wall. Several ceremonies are scheduled in the Nation's Capitol to honor those who have served in the U.S. military including a wreath laying at Vietnam War Memorial. The Washington Monument is at right. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
AP Photo/J. David Ake
Veterans Day
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School kindergarten student Olivia Lozano,5 waves her hand made flag during a Veterans Day assembly on Friday Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Seagall)
AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Seagall
Veterans Day
A flag is burned during a flag retirement ceremony Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, in front of the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum in Muskegon, Mich. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Natalie Kolb)
AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Natalie Kolb
Veterans Day
Musician Seaman Bud Johnson with the Navy Band Mid-South performs a medley of the armed forces anthems during a Veteran's Day ceremony organized by Forever Young Senior Veteran Wish in Collierville Town Square in Collierville, Tenn. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber)
AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber
Veterans Day
Marcus Bartlett, 15, left, member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 1053, stands with William Halstedt, 18, center, and Dakota Grant, 20, right, members of Venture Crew Group 9053, during a flag retirement ceremony Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, in front of the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum in Muskegon, Mich. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Natalie Kolb)
AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Natalie Kolb
Veterans Honored
Surviving veterans of several wars and branches of the service ride on one of the floats Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in the annual Veterans Parade through downtown Nacogdoches, Texas. Monday marks Veterans Day, the 95th anniversary of the Armistice between Germany and Allied forces at the end of World War I. (AP Photo, The Daily Sentinel/Andrew D. Brosig)
AP Photo, The Daily Sentinel/Andrew D. Brosig
Auburn Veterans Day Parade
A woman holds a flag against her pin-decorated jacket during the 48th annual Auburn Veterans Day Parade. It's one of the largest parades to honor veterans in the country. (AP/Joshua Trujillo)
AP/Joshua Trujillo
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