On Memorial Day, Obama honors veterans - Pictures

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Veterans saluted at a South Florida Memorial Day ceremony.
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President Obama positioned a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery.
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President Obama delivered remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.

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A Memorial Day ceremony in Hyde Park.
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A wreath at Fairway Cemetery in Hyde Park.
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Attendees saluted during the National Anthem at the Hyde Park ceremony.
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Rifles were fired as part of the Hyde Park ceremony.
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Jeff Lee of South Florida leaned against his father's gravestone during a ceremony.
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A young spectator shielded her eyes from the sun at a ceremony in New York.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and President Obama stood for the National Anthem.
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Cora Jacoby, six months old, waved a flag at a parade in Wisconsin.
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The sun rose over tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla.