Thank you to all of those who have served - including my father and two uncles and numerous other relatives - and for those who have given their lives while in the Armed Forces.
Evelyn Shepherd of Colonial Beach touches the gravestone
of her late husband, Korean and Vietnam wars veteran Clarence
Shepherd, during her visit to Quantico National Cemetery in
Triangle, Va., on Sunday May 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Aleks Dolzenko,
News & Messenger)
Tiger Scout Christian Pavlock, 7, carries American flags in
honor of the Memorial Day holiday at Long Island National
Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York on Saturday,
May 23, 2009. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
These photos are taken from the
Big Picture photo blog and several other moving pictures may be found there.