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November 11, 2012, 2:37 PM

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Veterans Day Boy Scout Michael Demanche, of Mashpee, Mass., salutes the flag during a ceremony held at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Following the ceremony, Demanche joined hundreds of volunteers in placing thousands of U.S. flags at the graves of deceased veterans in advance of Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)
AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl
LCpl Matthew Beck from Howard County, Md., currently deployed to Afghanistan. (Provided by Catherine Beck)
Clifford Montgomery Jr., our brother (Provided by Beverly Scott, Margie Shorb)
This is my grandfather Irving Lorber. He passed away several years ago. He was born in 1923. (Provided by Kenneth Lorber)
Provided by Kenneth Lorber
Son's Squad (Provided by Bob Baker)
Provided by Bob Baker
Capt. Aaron S.Palmer, PFC Ryan L. Palmer. (Submitted by Steven R. Palmer)
Tens of thousands turned out for the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Afterwards many took rubbings of the names of loved ones, friends and fellow GIs lost during the war. (Bob Madigan/WTOP)
Bob Madigan/WTOP
Tens of thousands turned out for the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A sign offering a welcome home to all veterans something that many Vietnam veterans felt they never got. (Bob Madigan/WTOP)
Bob Madigan/WTOP
Tens of thousands turned out for the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Wreaths were carried to the wall while a bag piper played "Amazing Grace" (Bob Madigan/WTOP)
Bob Madigan/WTOP
Tens of thousands turned out for the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Bob Madigan/WTOP)
Bob Madigan/WTOP
Veterans Day Parade Kenwood Elementary School students listen to a speaker during the schoolís annual Veterans Day celebration, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Mark Kulaw)
AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Mark Kulaw
Veterans Day George Roberts of Heiskel, Tenn., wears medals from his service in Korea and Vietnam while watching an annual Veterans Day Parade on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Knoxville, Tenn. Thousands lined up to watch the 90-minute parade. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick)
AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick
Veterans Day Children watch the annual Veterans Day Parade on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick)
AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick
Veterans Day Georgia James Collier III, 2, waves a U.S. flag as the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade makes its way through downtown Atlanta, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
AP Photo/David Tulis
Veterans Day Georgia Mrs. Georgia, Tiffany Marshall, waves during the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade in Atlanta, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
AP Photo/David Tulis
Veterans Day Georgia Mrs. Georgia, Tiffany Marshall, waves during the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade in Atlanta, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
AP Photo/David Tulis
Veterans Day Georgia Participants in the 31st annual Veterans Day Parade muster behind an Army surplus store as they prepare to make their way through downtown Atlanta, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
AP Photo/David Tulis
Veterans Day Boy Scout Michael Demanche, of Mashpee, Mass., salutes the flag during a ceremony held at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Following the ceremony, Demanche joined hundreds of volunteers in placing thousands of American flags at the graves of deceased veterans in advance of Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)
AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl
Veterans Day A volunteer walks among U.S. flags at the graves of deceased veterans at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Hundreds of volunteers placed thousands of flags in the cemetery in advance of Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)
AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl
Kevin Carpenter Kevin Carpenter, of Nassau County Chapter 82 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, ties a yellow ribbon to the tree that survived the terror attack, during the Veterans Day observance at the 9/11 Memorial, in New York, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. On the eve of the Veterans Day parade, at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center, a wreath was laid near the tree, which thrives more than a decade after it emerged from the smoking rubble. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
Thomas Hoare U.S. Marine Corps CWO4 Thomas Hoare, a 25-year veteran reservist, ties a yellow ribbon to the tree that survived the terror attack, during the Veterans Day observance at the 9/11 Memorial, in New York, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. On the eve of the Veterans Day parade, at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center, a wreath was laid near the tree, which thrives more than a decade after it emerged from the smoking rubble. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
Jimmy Bacolo Jimmy Bacolo, right, of Staten Island, N.Y., a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 5195 in Red Hook, Brooklyn, N.Y., attends the Veterans Day observance at the 9/11 Memorial, in New York, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. On the eve of the Veterans Day parade, at the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center, a wreath was laid near the tree, which thrives more than a decade after it emerged from the smoking rubble. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
STARS AND STRIPS West Stafford Conn. firefighters and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 999 work to raise a large American flag during a program in honor of Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at the West Stafford fire house in Stafford. The large 12 by 18 foot flag was donated by the post to the fire department to be used for special events to be hung from the tower of the fire department's ladder truck. MANDATORY CREDIT(AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud)
AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud
APTOPIX Veterans Day Joseph Manning, right, of Raynham, Mass., and his son Joey, 6, a Cub Scout, place U.S. flags at the graves of deceased veterans at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Thousands of flags were placed in the cemetery in advance of Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl)
AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl
Veterans Day Parade Members of the White Center Fraternal Order of Eagles wait to march in the Auburn Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 in Auburn, Wash. The annual parade, celebrating its 47th year, has grown into one of the largest Veterans Day parades in the U.S. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)
AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo
South Korea US Veterans Day U.S. veterans, who fought in foreign wars, wait to offer flowers during a U.S. Veteran's Day Ceremony at Yongsan Garrison, the main U.S. military headquarters in central Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon
Philippines US Veterans Day A Filipino soldier plays taps during a wreath-laying ceremony to mark U.S. Veterans Day at the American Cemetery at suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
Philippines US Veterans Day U.S. Marines and Filipino soldiers carry their respective colors during a wreath-laying ceremony to mark U.S. Veterans Day at the American Cemetery at suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
Philippines US Veterans Day Rows of crosses totaling 16,933 Latin crosses, 164 Stars of David and 3,740 unknowns, dot the 152-acre American Cemetery as U.S. and Filipino WWII veterans and other officials (unseen) commemorate U.S. Veterans Day at the American Cemetery at suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
APTOPIX Philippines US Veterans Day U.S. Marines and Filipino soldiers carry their respective colors during a wreath-laying ceremony to mark U.S. Veterans Day at the American Cemetery at suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
APTOPIX Philippines US Veterans Day Rows of crosses totaling 16,933 Latin crosses, 164 Stars of David and 3,740 unknowns, dot the 152-acre American Cemetery as U.S. and Filipino WWII veterans and other officials (unseen) commemorate U.S. Veterans Day at the American Cemetery at suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
Shawne Merriman Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman (56) stretches out prior to an NFL football game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. The goal posts were wrapped with military camouflage as part of the NFL's Salute to Service in honor of Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
AP Photo/Stephan Savoia
Veterans Day Early morning sun lights headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., as the country commemorates Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. President Barack Obama is expected to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns later in the day at the cemetery. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
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