Photos: US observes Memorial Day
A US veteran of the Vietnam war visits the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington on May 23.
Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
From Rolling Thunder in Washington to President Obama and Brad Paisley in Afghanistan, and in ceremonies small and large across the United States, Americans are stopping to pay tribute to US military members who have given their lives in service to their country.
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