Memorial Day Ceremony
The gift of flowers honors the beauty and the brevity of life and evoke memories of other days. President Bush paid tribute at a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to members of America's military who died in combat. The President placed a beautiful red, white, and blue wreath in front of the tomb of unknowns.
In this place where valor sleeps, we acknowledge our responsibility as Americans to preserve the memory of the fallen. On this Memorial Day, we look out on quiet hills, and rows of white headstones -- and we know that we are in the presence of greatness. The markers here record the names of more than 296,000 men and women. Each of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines buried here answered the call to serve, and stepped forward to protect the nation they loved. George W. Bush, May 29, 2006
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Navy Honor Guard marching to the Tomb of the Unknowns. *
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Honor Guard marching to the Tomb of the Unknowns. *
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Honor Guard marching to the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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Presentation of Colors marching to the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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Presentation of Colors marching to the Tomb of the Unknowns. *
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United States Honor Guard standing at attention. *
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Presentation of Colors at the Memorial Day Ceremoney in Arlington Cemetary *
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Honor Guard standing in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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Dignitaries take their places for the Memorial Day Ceremony.
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Disabled Veteran gets honored by watching the Memorial Day Ceremony from the front row. *
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Officials greet Norman Mineta, the former Secretary of Transportation *
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Government leaders watch the ceremony. *
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The ceremonial wreath is brought to the President.
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A closeup of the Memorial Day wreath. *
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Department of Defense Secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace enter the memorial grounds. *
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