America Honors Its Military Veterans

A visitor at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. passes early in the morning on Veterans Day, Nov., 11, 2013, to look at the names inscribed on the wall.

5 A visitor at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. passes early in the morning on Veterans Day, Nov., 11, 2013, to look at the names inscribed on the wall.

An overall inside view of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as fans honor military and veterans before an NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints, Nov. 10, 2013.

6 An overall inside view of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome as fans honor military and veterans before an NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints, Nov. 10, 2013.

Ms. Veteran America, Allaina Guitron, a 13-year active duty Army sergeant, rode a prominent float in NYC's Veterans Day parade as part of her job to help bring public awareness to the plight of America's 35,000 female veterans. Photo: A. Phillips/VOA

7 Ms. Veteran America, Allaina Guitron, a 13-year active duty Army sergeant, rode a prominent float in NYC's Veterans Day parade as part of her job to help bring public awareness to the plight of America's 35,000 female veterans. Photo: A. Phillips/VOA

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America Honors Its Military Veterans