Veteran's Day 2013

An unidentified man is seen touching the Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington D.C. on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, 2013.

Staff Sergeant Zachary White, retired from the Air Force, carries the American flag as he participates in a Veteran's Day ceremony in Coconut Grove, Fla., Nov. 11, 2013. The ceremony was held by the Coconut Grove American Legion Post #182 in honor of those veterans who have served the United States.

Xiomara Mena Anderson of Falls Church, Va., is hugged by William Dunn, Iraq war veteran and founder of the Adopt a Soldier Project, in front of Anderson's son's grave, Army Cpl. Andy D. Anderson, in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2013.

Army Cpl. Andy D. Anderson, 24, of Falls Church Va., died June 6, 2006, while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Veterans Willis Leach, of Bowling Green, Ky., from left, Roger Miller, of Bowling Green, Ky., and Robert Spiller, of Oakland, Ky., salute the American Flag during the Veteran's Day Ceremony at the Warren County Courthouse, in Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 9, 2013.

President Barack Obama places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2013.

An unidentified Vietnam veteran traces the name of a fallen soldier from the Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, 2013.

Korean and Vietnam War veteran James Patterson, 81, attends a ceremony commemorating Veterans Day and honoring the Tuskegee Airmen in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2013.

The ceremony was held at the African American Civil War Museum on the day that World War I ended 95 years ago.

Members of the New York State National Guard carry a large flag during the annual Veteran's Day Parade in New York City, Nov. 11, 2013.

Military veterans salute during a Veteran's Day ceremony held in the Grove Bahamian Cemetery in Coconut Grove, Fla., Nov. 11, 2013.

Larry Nanney, of Rockfield, Ky., a Korean War Veteran who served with the Army and Air Force, is overcome with emotion while greeting people during the Bowling Green-Warren County Veteran's Day Parade, in Bowling Green, Ky.

Musician 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., Nov. 10, 2013.

World War II veterans Arthur Nagler, left, Andrew Kunkle, center, and Norman Kaiser, right, watch as the color guard retreats during a Veteran's Day ceremony at the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Fla., Nov. 11, 2013. The three received the Legion of Honor from the Consulate General of France in Miami for their service in France during World War II.

Tuskegee Airmen Ivan Ware (L) and Edward Talbert (2nd L) take part in a ceremony commemorating Veterans Day and honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2013.

Members of American Legion Post 9, and VFW Post 9388 fire a 21-gun salute during a flag retirement ceremony, in front of the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum in Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 10, 2013.

Richard Overton, the oldest living WWII veteran, center, bows his head during a Veteran's Day ceremony attended by President Barack Obama, 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.

A U.S. Army unit marches during the annual Veteran's Day Parade in New York City, Nov. 11, 2013.

Marine Corps veteran Jim Brown, 83, (right) who served in Vietnam and Korea helps D-Day Veteran Howard Mills, 91, to the stage for special recognition during a Veteran's Day ceremony organized by Forever Young Senior Veteran Wish at Collierville Town Square in Collierville, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2013.

President Barack Obama and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, left, lower their heads after the president placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2013.

Joshua Terry, dressed in a Civil War-era military uniform, enters the African American Civil War Museum after participating in a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating Veterans Day and honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2013.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L), U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (2nd L), Grand Marshal retired U.S. Army General Ann Dunwoody (C), the first female four-star general, and Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno (R) who represents the featured service branch, U.S. Army, as honorary grand marshal during the annual Veteran's Day Parade in New York City, Nov. 11, 2013.

Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point march during the annual Veteran's Day Parade in New York City, Nov. 11, 2013.

Richard Overton the oldest living WWII veteran, listens during a Veteran's Day ceremony attended by President Barack Obama, Nov. 11, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Members of the Native American Women Warriors march during the annual Veteran's Day Parade in New York City, Nov. 11, 2013.

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

Members of the Central Long Island, N.Y., chapter of the Korean War Veterans ride a float in the Veterans Day Parade in New York City, Nov. 11, 2013.

Tuskegee Airman Major Anderson shows off a Congressional Gold Medal given to all Tuskegee Airmen during a ceremony commemorating Veterans Day and honoring the group of World War II airmen, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2013.

Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the colors are presented during a Veterans Day ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 11, 2013.

Halvorsen, 93, was a C-47 and C-54 transport pilot in WWII.

Military veterans look on as armed forces recruits take the oath of enlistment during a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Arch, at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa., Nov. 11, 2013.

World War II veteran Robert Case, who was a captain in the U.S. Army Air Corp., salutes as he sits next to his daughter, Leila Case, right, at Veteran's Day ceremonies, Nov. 11, 2013, the Vietnam War Memorial in Eden Park in Cincinnati.

Airforce veteran Ken Nute waits waits for a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Arch, Nov. 11, 2013, at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa.

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