Memorial Day in the United States

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, May 26, 2014.

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President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, May 26, 2014.

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Military personnel wait for the beginning of a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, May 26, 2014.

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Pvt. John Schena, with the 2nd Battalion 1st Brigade of the Georgia State Defense Force, salutes after placing a rose at a Pearl Harbor Memorial at Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia, May 26, 2014.