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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Young, old alike honor the fallen

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Images of soldiers from World War II and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are held at the WWII Memorial after the Memorial Day parade in Washington on Monday.
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President Obama places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery during a Memorial Day ceremony. He closed his eyes and bowed his head for several moments.
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Edith Shain, the nurse famous for the photograph showing her kissing a sailor in Times Square on V-J Day in 1945, places a carnation in a wreath at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington on Monday.
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Harold Adams of San Jose, Calif., salutes during the national anthem at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington on Monday. Mr. Adams was a Marine Corps sergeant in World War II and survived Iwo Jima.
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Saesha Howel, 9, of Gainesville, Va., waves the American flag as she watches the Memorial Day parade along Constitution Avenue in the shadow of the Washington Monument on Monday.

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By Michael Drost and Christina Bellantoni THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Americans from all walks of life - young and old, veterans and civilians, president and actors - gathered Monday to pay tribute to armed-services members who had fallen in defense of the country.

At Arlington National Cemetery, President Obama laid the traditional wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, keeping his head down and eyes closed for several moments during the ceremony.

A handful of VIP guests looked onward as he paid tribute to those who "paid the ultimate price so we might know freedom" and asked Americans to celebrate Memorial Day as a day of "silent remembrance and solemn prayer" with a pledge to serve the nation.

The National Memorial Day Parade marched through downtown Washington, starting at Constitution Avenue and Seventh Street, as war memorials across the region and the nation held holiday events.

Actor Gary Sinise, most famous for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in the Oscar-winning film "Forrest Gump," was one of the parade's several honorary marshals, also including actors Joe Mantegna and Ernest Borgnine.

Before the parade began, Mr. Sinise and his wife gave up their front-row seats in an open-air vehicle to an elderly veteran in the crowd and then stopped to chat and take pictures with fans while the veteran took their seats.

"He's such a nice guy. He does so much for the veterans, and look at him, he's even giving up his seat just so they can move a couple of meters for the start of the parade," said an admiring Janie Karmel, 28, of Fairfax.

After the parade, Mr. Borgnine and Edith Shain gathered at the World War II Memorial with the nonprofit group Call to Service. Members of the group held up photos of fallen servicemen and asked random passersby to do the same.

"It's good to remember, or people forget too soon. It used to be, say, after 9/11, you would see an American flag on every car or on every doorstep, but you don't see that anymore. Please don't forget about our servicemen," Mr. Borgnine said.

Diane Layfield held a picture of son Travis, an Army lance corporal who was killed in Ramadi, Iraq, in April 2004.

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