Memorial Day 2017: America honors the fallen
Americans honored service members' sacrifice for their country on Memorial Day weekend.
Pictured: Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) take part in "Flags-in," where a flag is placed at each of the 284,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, in Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2017.
Arlington National Cemetery
Members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) take part in "Flags-in", where they will place a flag at each of the 284,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day in Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2017.
Arlington National Cemetery
Flags are seen at graves in Arlington National Cemetery during "Flags In" in preparation for Memorial Day May 25, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington National Cemetery
Sgt. Iwona Kosmaczewska and Pvt. 2 Wesley Defee, members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington National Cemetery
Soldiers in the Old Guard place flags at graves in Arlington National Cemetery during "Flags In" in preparation for Memorial Day May 25, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington National Cemetery
The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General Mark Milley (left) and his wife, Hollyanne, speak with family of a soldier at Arlington National Cemetery as former U.S. Navy corpsman Donna Russo of Boston rests upon the headstone of Jason Allen Lehto at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day in Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2017.
Russo said she was with Lehto when he was killed in Iraq.
Arlington National Cemetery
Soldiers in the Old Guard walk over a puddle while placing flags at graves in Arlington National Cemetery during "Flags In" in preparation for Memorial Day May 25, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia.
Los Angeles National Cemetery
A scout places a flag beside a gravestone at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on May 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, California ahead of Memorial Day.
Los Angeles National Cemetery
A scout salutes after placing a flag beside a gravestone at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on May 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, California ahead of Memorial Day.
Arlington National Cemetery
Angelica Danner and her daughter, Liana, lay roses at headstones in Arlington National Cemetery May 28, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Volunteers from throughout the country gathered to place a rose on each grave in preparation for Memorial Day.
Arlington National Cemetery
A rose is seen before a headstone at Arlington National Cemetery May 28, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington National Cemetery
Mementos, including a bottle of beer, are seen at a headstone in Arlington National Cemetery May 28, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Gold Star Mothers read out the names of their lost loved ones during a candlelight vigil at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial May 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
National Cathedral
A reverend holds a bell during a Blessing of the Bikes event at the National Cathedral May 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Rolling Thunder will mark the 30th anniversary of its annual "Ride for Freedom" motorcycle procession, and commemorative events this Memorial Day weekend for raising the attention of POW and MIA issues.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A Vietnam veteran salutes as he and others visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2017.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
In town for the Memorial Day weekend, Vietnam War veterans Jim Corrales (left), of Fontana, Calif., and Mike Hodge, of Seattle, comfort one another in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2017.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam veterans Michael Douglas (left) and Gino Del Buono lay a prisoner of war/missing in action flag at the wall of Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2017.
Pentagon
Motorcycle riders start their ride from the Pentagon parking lot on May 28, 2017, for the 30th anniversary of Rolling Thunder.
Pentagon
Rolling Thunder Executive Director Sgt. Artie Muller is seen during opening ceremonies at Rolling Thunder 2017 in the Pentagon parking lot May 28, 2017, at the start of the 30th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder.
Arlington Memorial Bridge
A military helicopter flies over a police escort in the beginning of the Rolling Thunder annual motorcycle rally in Washington D.C., May 28, 2017.
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Participants in the Rolling Thunder annual motorcycle rally ride on Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2017. Approximately 900,000 motorcycle riders were expected to parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., in honor of Memorial Day.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Marine Tim Chambers salutes as participants in the Rolling Thunder annual motorcycle rally ride in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2017.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A visitor is reflected at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, on May 28, 2017.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Phil Layton (foreground) and Thomas Bogenhagen place cards and flags at the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2017.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Martin Jester of Florida pauses as he looks at the names on the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2017.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam veterans Skip Georgal (right) wipes tears from his eyes as Ed Hriscko looks on while visiting the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2017.
Arlington National Cemetery
U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted for a ceremony to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, as part of a Memorial Day observance in Arlington, Va., May 29, 2017.
Arlington National Cemetery
Members of the Honor Guard attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, as part of a Memorial Day observance in Arlington, Va., May 29, 2017.
Manhasset, New York
Members of the Boy Scouts of America march during a Memorial Day parade in Manhasset, New York, May 29, 2017.