US Observes Memorial Day to Honor War Dead
![President Barack Obama speaks to a visitor at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6f0998c9-7d07-44cb-af92-3dbd393a3421_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama speaks to a visitor at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
![A couple photograph themselves amongst a sea of flags on Boston Common in Boston, May 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2849bede-933a-47c3-a3a1-462fd43bc6b8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A couple photograph themselves amongst a sea of flags on Boston Common in Boston, May 26, 2013.
![Motorcyclists ride across the Memorial Bridge into Washington during the annual Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom" parade ahead of Monday's Memorial Day celebration, May 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6219e900-3e98-4116-82f6-f26cee38dc74_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Motorcyclists ride across the Memorial Bridge into Washington during the annual Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom" parade ahead of Monday's Memorial Day celebration, May 26, 2013.
![A veteran takes photographs at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, May 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dbbac9fe-0e64-40ad-9ae5-c6c61b1cf964_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A veteran takes photographs at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, ahead of Memorial Day in Washington, May 26, 2013.