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May 29, 2011, 9:17 AM

Memorial Day Vietnam Veterans The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is seen as the Sun rises on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, Monday, May 28, 2012, on Memorial Day in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Barack Obama President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Obama Memorial Day Honor Guard members depart after President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Barack Obama, Michael S. Linnington President Barack Obama, left, walks in with Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, center, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, for the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Barack Obama, President Barack Obama, left, places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Memorial Day Members of the Minnesota Korean War Veterans Chapter # 1 pause for a prayer during the benediction of the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Memorial Day program Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Little Falls , Minn. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jerry Holt) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
John Allen Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, observes Memorial Day by reading a letter written by an American soldier to his family before he died earlier this year, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
John Allen Gen. John Allen, center, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, salutes before he observes Memorial Day by reading a letter written by an American soldier to his family before he died earlier this year, at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
Memorial Day Vietnam Veterans A bouquet of flowers in a can wrapped in a photo is seen as visitors pause along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, Monday, May 28, 2012, on Memorial Day in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Barack Obama President Barack Obama speaks at the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Memorial Day American flags wave near the grave of Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Harris as the the sun rises over Georgia National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Canton, Ga. Harris died Feb. 6, 2012, in North Carolina. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Memorial Day John Ryan, of Oriskady, N.Y., places roses at the grave of a soldier he did not know in Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Obama Memorial Day Honor Guard members line up for the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater ahead of President Barack Obama's arrival at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Alfred Nathaniel Simmons Ret. Air Force Maj. Alfred Nathaniel Simmons, from Baltimore, Md., lines up with other members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars honor guard at the Memorial Day Observance ahead of President Barack Obama's arrival at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Members of the Flint Marine Corps League fire a three-volley salute at the conclusion of a memorial ceremony at the Flint City Cemetery in Flint Township, Mich. on Saturday May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/MLive, Lathan Goumas)
AP Photo/MLive, Lathan Goumas
Members of the Genesee County Young Marines bow their heads during a prayer at the Flint City Cemetery in Flint Township, Mich. on Saturday May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/MLive, Lathan Goumas)
AP Photo/MLive, Lathan Goumas
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #73, of Shamokin, Pa., with the help of Boy Scout Troop 250 of Clarks Grove UMC places a "field of flags" at the Veteran's Memorial on Lincoln Street in Shamokin, Northumberland County,Monday, May 21, 2012 in preparation for Memorial Day. The scouts installed over 200 flags on Monday evening. Pictured from left are scouts Dexter Haight, Robert Kulish, Caleb Stahl and Nick Davis. (AP Photo/The News-Item, Mike Staugaitis)
AP Photo/The News-Item, Mike Staugaitis
Cody Muse, 13, right, waits to have his balloons cut loose as the public looks on in the background during a Memorial Day 'service of remembrance' at the Twin Falls Cemetery Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Twin Falls, Idaho. (AP Photo/The Times-News, Drew Nash)
AP Photo/The Times-News, Drew Nash
Barack Obama, Martin Dempsey, Leon Panetta President Barack Obama, right, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, stand during the singing of the National Anthem at the Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Barack Obama, Michael S. Linnington President Barack Obama, and Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, lowers their heads during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Memorial Day Visitors walk among the graves after attending a Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Jaden Crandell With the Statue of Liberty in the distance, Jaden Crandell, 10, salutes a statue by Natan Rapoport depicting a soldier carrying a World War II concentration camp survivor during a Memorial Day outing with his family, Monday, May 28, 2012, at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Mitt Romney, John McCain Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, and Kim Dang Trang of the Vietnamese Community Association lay a wreath in memory of veterans during a campaign event at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center, Monday, May 28, 2012 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Romney 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks during a campaign event at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center, Monday, May 28, 2012 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Romney 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets supporters after speaking at a campaign stop at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center, Monday, May 28, 2012 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Romney 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets veterans after speaking at a campaign stop at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center, Monday, May 28, 2012 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Romney 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, stands with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., second from right and San Diego Veteran of the year Marine David Dicky while during a campaign stop at the Veterans Museum & Memorial Center, Monday, May 28, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Rose Mary Sabo-Brown President Barack Obama, right, first lady Michelle Obama, left, and Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Army Spc. Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., look upwards during the military flyover during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on the National Mall in Washington, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
MEMORIAL DAY Retired Gunnery Sgt. Randall Thornton is framed by American flags as he participates Monday morning, May 28, 2012, with the Tri Rivers Marine Corps League Honor Guard during a Memorial Day ceremony in Salina, Kan. (AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey)
AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey
Barack Obama President Barack Obama wipes sweat from his face as he speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Memorial Day A Vietnam War veteran walks through one of the openings in New York City's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
Memorial Day Two women do a rubbing of an inscription on New York City's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Rose Mary Sabo-Brown President Barack Obama, right, first lady Michelle Obama, left, and Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Army Spc. Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., look upwards during the military flyover during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on the National Mall in Washington, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Rolling Thunder Memorial Day Motorcycles drive past on Memorial Bridge during the annual Rolling Thunder parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Memorial Day Arlington Soldiers with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, or "Old Guard," check Section 60 to make sure each grave has a flag in honor of Memorial Day, during the annual "Flags-In" at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Memorial Day Observance Members of Boy Scout Troop 450 and 278 lead the parade carrying a large American flag during the Memorial Day observance ceremony at the Memphis National Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn. Saturday, May 26, 2012. For 29 years members of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and American Heritage Girls have placed flags on the 42,000 graves at the Memphis National Cemetery during a ceremony honoring veterans for the Memorial Day Celebration. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Chris Desmond)
AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Chris Desmond
Andrew Conquest Boy Scout Andrew Conquest of Brandon, Miss., looks for grave markers without a flag, at the Vicksburg National Cemetery Friday, May 25, 2012. Conquest and members of his Brandon, Miss., troop joined with other volunteers to place over 18,000 small American flags on the graves of the Union soldiers and other military in the cemetery. The flags are placed on the graves only once a year, during the Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Memorial Day Catherine Gerdes, left, wife of U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Timothy Gerdes, who is stationed at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan, places United States flags on graves at Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, La., Saturday, May 26, 2012, in preparation for Monday's Memorial Day program. The Gerdes' children, Madeline, right, and her brothers Ethan, Colton and Natha help out. NO SALES(AP Photo/The Daily Town Talk, Melinda Martinez)
AP Photo/The Daily Town Talk, Melinda Martinez
Memorial Day Michael Lappin, 4, of Anaheim looks for a spot to place his flag at Riverside National Cemetery, in Riverside County, Calif., on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Orange County volunteers placed 21,600 flags on veterans' graves in honor of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT
Philippines Memorial Day Americans Robert Dryfoos, left, from Conn., is assisted by Khalil Diallo as he stands from his wheelchair to have his picture taken near layers of tombs after attending Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 27, 2012. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
Philippines Memorial Day Wreaths are laid during Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 27, 2012. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
Philippines Memorial Day American Robert Dryfoos, left, from Conn., with Khalil Diallo walks around layers of tombs after attending Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 27, 2012. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
Forgotten Soldiers Monument In this May 24, 2012 photo, patriotic ribbon hangs on a tree near a memorial rock that marks a mass grave for about 300 War of 1812 American soldiers in the center of the Delaware Park Golf Course in Buffalo, N.Y. The monument will be dedicated Monday, May 28, in honor of the soldiers. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
AP Photo/David Duprey
Forgotten Soldiers Monument In this May 24, 2012 photo, Leonard Raynor plays near a memorial rock that marks a mass grave for about 300 War of 1812 American soldiers in the center of the Delaware Park Golf Course in Buffalo, N.Y. The monument will be dedicated Monday, May 28, in honor of the soldiers. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
AP Photo/David Duprey
Forgotten Soldiers Monument In this May 24, 2012 photo, Bill Scoville washes a new memorial installed near a memorial rock that marks a mass grave for about 300 War of 1812 American soldiers in the center of the Delaware Park Golf Course in Buffalo, N.Y. The monument will be dedicated Monday, May 28, in honor of the soldiers. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
AP Photo/David Duprey
Philippines Memorial Day U.S. Deputy Chief of Missions Leslie Besset, right, lays a wreath during Memorial Day rites at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 27, 2012. The cemetery site contains the largest number of U.S. military dead of World War II. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
Rolling Thunder Memorial Day A Marine salutes as motorcycles drive past during the annual Rolling Thunder parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Brad Waldron, Kim Waldron Civil War re-enactors of the 49th Virginia Infantry Brad Waldron, right, and his wife Kim Waldron of Ashburn, Va., wave flags as motorcycles drive past during the annual Rolling Thunder parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Rolling Thunder Memorial Day A Marine salutes as motorcycles drive past during the annual Rolling Thunder parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Terry Dutcher Air Force Major Terry Dutcher, of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, visits the grave of her son, Army Corporal Michael Avery Pursel, who died serving in Iraq in 2007 at age 19, surrounded by flags placed by soldiers at each grave for the annual "Flags-In" in honor of Memorial Day, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Rolling Thunder Memorial Day Motorcycles drive on Memorial Bridge during the annual Rolling Thunder parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Rolling Thunder Memorial Day Motorcycles drive from the Memorial Bridge during the annual Rolling Thunder parade ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
A view of Rolling Thunder waiting to hit the road at the Pentagon parking lot. (Courtesy Jim Stevenson)
Courtesy Jim Stevenson
Bikers from all over the country came to D.C. for the 25th annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride. (Courtesy Jim Stevenson)
Courtesy Jim Stevenson
About 400,000 men and women on motorcycles met up in the parking lot for the Pentagon for the 25th annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride. (Courtesy Jim Stevenson)
Courtesy Jim Stevenson
Rolling Thunder pays tribute to veterans and service members who never made it home. (Courtesy Jim Stevenson)
Courtesy Jim Stevenson
EOD Memorial Service A crowd of family members of fallen Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, stand at the EOD Memorial following a service at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Saturday, May 5, 2012. Eighteen names were added to the memorial wall, the most at a single memorial service. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek)
AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek
EOD Memorial Service Members of the Eglin Honor Guard fire a volley for a 21 gun salute during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal 43rd Annual Memorial Service at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Saturday, May 5, 2012. Eighteen names were added to the memorial wall, the most at a single memorial service. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek)
AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek
A lone piper plays "Amazing Grace" during Memorial Day ceremonies at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown N.J., Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Gerald Williams Military veteran Gerald Williams, right, of Willingboro,N.J., salutes with others during Memorial day ceremonies at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown N.J., Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
An honor guard stands near wreaths honoring the fallen during Memorial Day ceremonies at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown N.J., Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Chris Christie New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, second right, walks behind an honor guard during Memorial Day ceremonies at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown N.J., Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
A man uprights a fallen flag at graves of military personnel and their families before Memorial Day ceremonies at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown N.J., Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
People sit in lawn chairs among the graves of military personnel and their families during Memorial Day ceremonies at Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown N.J., Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Memorial Day Vietnam Veterans A bouquet of flowers in a can wrapped in a photo is seen as visitors pause along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, Monday, May 28, 2012, on Memorial Day in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
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