Honoring The Fallen

A U.S. soldier salutes to mark the Memorial Day ceremony at the U.S. Camp Eggers base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday May 26, 2008.

Flags

A soldier carries American flags as she canvases Arlington National Cemetery, placing the flags at headstones in honor of Memorial Day, May 22, 2008, in Arlington, Va.

Father's Day

John E. Sloan of Spartanburg, S.C., reacts to the reading of his father's name, Marvin Earl Sloan, who was killed in World War II, during a Memorial Day service held at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, S.C. on Sunday, May 25, 2008.

Gold Star Mother

Vicki Dickinson of Battle Creek, Mich., closes her eyes while being presented with a Gold Star for losing her son, Staff Sgt. Michael A. Dickinson II, from Duane Dewey, left, and Col. Frank Walker of the Michigan Air National Guard, during the Memorial Day program at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich. on May 25, 2008. Dickinson was killed July 17, 2006 by a sniper in Iraq.

California

Jon Morgan, second from right, along with his children (Callie Morgan, 7, second from left, Melissa Morgan, 8, fourth from left) and neighbors (Angeleah Kilian, 5, left, Arianna Kilian, 7, third from left, and Kyle Benson, 10), clear leaves from headstones to be photographed for families who had made such requests through a Web site, at Los Angeles National Cemetery, May 25, 2008.

New Mexico

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7686 member Daniel Ortega bows his head in prayer during a Memorial Day ceremony held by the VFW post, May 26, 2008, at Monte Vista Cemetery in Alamogordo, N.M.

The Nameless

President Bush is accompanied by Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., commander of the Military District of Washington, as he lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Memorial Day ceremony, Monday, May 26, 2008, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

The Commander

President Bush pauses while speaking during a Memorial Day ceremony, Monday, May 26, 2008, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

New Hampshire

Veterans gather at the State house in Concord, N.H., for Memorial Day services, Monday, May 26, 2008.

Florida

Anita Lewis sits at the grave of her son, Cody Clark Grater, who was killed in Iraq, during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla., Monday, May 26, 2008.

Rolling Thunder

Riding past the U.S. Capitol, bikers from across the country took part in Rolling Thunder 21 along the National Mall, Sunday, May 25, 2008 in Washington. Thousands of bikers descended on Washington for the traditional Memorial Day weekend ride through the nation's capital.

Reflections

Sunglasses worn by Dale Folsom of Jacksonville, Ark., reflect a Memorial Say ceremony at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, Monday, May 26, 2008 in North Little Rock, Ark.

Bring Them Home

Approximately thirty people staged an anti-war protest on a street corner in Pembroke Pines, Fla. on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008.

Philippines

U.S. Marine Sgt. Sgeaedeegem Stevens hugs his daughter Tyler, 3, as his wife Jessica looks on, after a ceremony to commemorate Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery at suburban Taguig, south of Manila, May 25, 2008. The sprawling American cemetery has more than 17,000 graves, the largest number of graves of WW II-era military heroes.

Presentation

The U.S. Army Color Guard prepare the American flag for presentation to the parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez during his burial service last Monday, May 19, 2008, at Rest Haven Cemetery in Loveland, Colo. Palomarez was killed May 9 when his patrol was bombed and then came under small-arms fire in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan.