Scenes from Memorial Day 2012
A Vietnam War veteran looked at the vest of Earl Christian (right) at New York City's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza.
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People participated in the annual Memorial Day Parade in Fairfield, Conn.
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Two women did a rubbing of an inscription on New York City's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza.
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President Barack Obama (center) and Vice President Joe Biden (left) arrived at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney prepared to lay a wreath during a Memorial Day tribute at Veterans Museum & Memorial Center in San Diego, Calif.
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Members of the military walked past Tim Hudson of the Atlanta Braves during the Memorial Day celebration at Turner Field in Atlanta, Ga.
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A man rode a bike near flags at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J.
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The Sons of Confederate Veterans exited the Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Va.
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A heart hung from a tree at Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery.
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In Kabul, Afghanistan, General John Allen (center) saluted before he observed Memorial Day by reading a letter written by an American soldier to his family before he died earlier this year.
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Richard Lawrence (left) and John Wood saluted at the Memorial Day ceremony at the Georgetown-Williamson County Veterans Memorial Plaza in Sun City, Texas.
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A bouquet of flowers and a photo was seen at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
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