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• May 26: The annual Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
• May 26: President Bush is assisted by an unidentified member of the honor guard as he lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Memorial Day.
• May 26: President Bush is assisted by an unidentified member of the honor guard as he lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Memorial Day.
• May 26: President Bush speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
• May 26: President Bush pauses while speaking during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
• May 26: U.S. soldiers salute during an event to mark the Memorial Day Ceremony at the U.S. Camp Eggers base in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• May 26: U.S. soldiers salute during an event to mark the Memorial Day Ceremony at the U.S. Camp Eggers base in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• May 26: U.S. and NATOs forces observe a moment of silence during an event to mark the Memorial Day Ceremony at the U.S Camp Eggers base in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• May 25: Shaquan Coleman-Jones, 11, wearing his father's veterans' cap, puts his arm around his father, Vietnam veteran Walter Jones III of Kalamazoo, Mich., during the Memorial Day Program at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich.
• May 25: Korean War veteran Joe Wright of Augusta, Mich, raises his arms while singing "Proud to Be an American" during the Memorial Day Program at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich.
• May 25: John E. Sloan of Spartanburg, S.C., reacts to the reading of his father's name, Marvin Earl Sloan, who was killed in World War II, during a Memorial Day service held at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, S.C.
• May 23: Kenny McNaughton, a senior at Colfax (Wash.) High School, runs back to the supply truck to make repairs to a flag he attempted to put up at the Colfax Cemetery as the high school Future Farmers of America group and other community volunteers prepare for Memorial Day ceremonies.
• May 23: Kenny McNaughton, a senior at Colfax (Wash.) High School, walks back to the supply truck to get another flag as he and the high school Future Farmers of America group and other community volunteers help prepare the Colfax Cemetery for Memorial Day ceremonies.
• May 25: Vocalists with the Sentimental Journey Orchestra, portraying the Andrew Sisters, sing in San Antonio, Texas at the University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures during Memorial Memories, a musical tribute to America's military men and women.
• May 25: Vicki Dickinson of Battle Creek, Mich. closes her eyes while being presented with a Gold Star for losing her son, Staff Sgt. Michael A. Dickinson II, during the Memorial Day program at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich. Flanking her are Duane Dewey, left, the only Medal of Honor winner living in the state of Michigan and Col. Frank Walker of the Michigan Air National Guard. Dickinson was killed July 17, 2006 by a sniper in Iraq.