Memorial Day 2019: America honors the fallen
American flags are planted at gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 24, 2019, ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
Americans paused to honor the sacrifices of service members killed during the nation's wars.
Arlington, Va.
An Old Guard soldier, undaunted by a severe rainstorm, places a flag on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. on Thursday, May 23, 2019, ahead of Memorial Day observances.
Arlington, Va.
Old Guard soldiers take part in "Flags-In," an annual event where a small American flag is placed in front of more than 240,000 headstones of U.S. service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 23, 2019.
Arlington, Va.
United States Naval Sea Cadets pass along flowers to one another during a volunteer event ahead of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on May 26, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington, Va.
Fani Kantarzis, of Maryland, places flowers along a row of tombstones ahead of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on May 26, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington, Va.
Matthew Murphy, 4, places a rose on a tombstone beside his father, Kevin Murphy, of Springfield, Virginia, during a volunteer event at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day on May 26, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington, Va.
President Donald Trump places a United States flag on a grave during the annual "flags in" ceremonies before Memorial Day, as the commander-in-chief visits Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 23, 2019.
Arlington, Va.
A member of the military visits Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 24, 2019. Section 60 is the final resting place for U.S. service members killed in America's most recent wars, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
Arlington, Va.
The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va. is silhouetted against daybreak in the Washington, D.C. area Saturday May 25, 2019 at the outset of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Washington, D.C.
People look at the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, May 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
People visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2019, pay tribute to a service member killed in October 1967.
Washington, D.C.
People visit the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor, featuring over 645,000 poppies behind glass, each one representing an American service member who has fallen since World War I, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2019.
Washington, D.C.
Vietnam veteran Marvin Nolin, of Dover, Tenn., visits the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019. 645,000 poppies are displayed in the wall for the Memorial Day weekend to commemorate lives lost in service.
New York City
A squadron of vintage WWII airplanes accompanies a DC-3 through New York, ahead of the Bethpage Air Show, as part of a Memorial Day event at Jones Beach on Long Island, New York, U.S., May 23, 2019. DC-3s were planes used to transport paratroopers into Normandy.
Los Angeles
Paul Keneka leaves flowers and prays beside the grave of his uncle Noboru J Muranaka, during the annual flag placement ceremony to honor the fallen for Memorial Day, at the Los Angeles National Cemetery, California on May 25, 2019.
Miami
World War II veteran Sydney Levit, 94, of Aventura, Fla., stands with Paula Jarrett, of Honor Flight South Florida, during a sendoff celebration at Miami International Airport, May 22, 2019, in Miami. Levit is traveling to England, where he will represent the United States as guest of honor at the Memorial Day 75th anniversary ceremony at the Cambridge American Cemetery.
Washington, D.C.
A motorcycle rider salutes as he passes crowds during the 32nd Annual, and possibly final, Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom" during Memorial Day weekend to support veterans and call attention to POWs and MIAs, in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2019.
Washington, D.C.
Participants in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally ride past the Lincoln Memorial, during the annual parade on Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers salutes participants in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle parade on Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
USMC Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers (ret.) and USMC Sgt. Bruce Heilman (ret.), age 93, of Richmond, Virginia, salute passing motorcycle riders during Rolling Thunder, in Washington, D.C., May 26, 2019.
Washington, D.C.
A father takes his son wearing a Marine uniform to salute Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers, "the Saluting Marine," at the Rolling Thunder parade in Washington, D.C., on May 26 2019.
Kent, Wash.
From left, Betty Hilderbrand and her daughters Sandy Cover (center) and Dixie Meredith, of Bremerton, Wash., visit the grave of Hilderbrand's late husband, Alfred Hilderbrand Jr., who served in World War II in the U.S. Navy, at Tahoma National Cemetery, May 24, 2019, in Kent, Wash.
Kent, Wash.
Raindrops stand out on a yellow rose placed on the gravestone of Oliver Hickles, who served in World War II and Korea in the U.S. Army, at Tahoma National Cemetery, Friday, May 24, 2019, in Kent, Wash.
Denver
U.S. Navy Yeoman Mark Stallins, left, of Denver, plays a tribute to a veteran as retired U.S. Air Force Sgt. Doug Sagrillo of Lakewood, Colo., stands at attention, part of Memorial Day activities at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Denver.
Miami Beach
A member of the U.S. Navy parachute team The Leap Frogs comes in for a landing with an American flag at the Hyundai Air & Sea Show, Sunday, May 26, 2019, as part of Memorial Day weekend events in Miami Beach, Fla.
Santa Monica, Calif.
A man installs a candle at the "Arlington West" display of war memorial crosses organized by Veterans for Peace (VFP) on Santa Monica Beach on May 26, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. Each white cross represents one U.S. military member killed in combat in the U.S. global war on terror; red crosses represent 10 military personnel killed.
Washington, D.C.
A U.S. Flag rests against the Memorial Wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington at daybreak on Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2019.
Arlington, Va.
Members of the Marine Corps march in formation during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Howard and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan pause during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
New York City
The 369th Experience, a World War I tribute band sponsored by the U.S WWI Centennial Commission, leads the Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade during Fleet Week New York, which this year is commemorating WWI, Monday, May 27, 2019, in New York. The band, which is made up of music students from historically black colleges and universities across the U.S., play the musical repertoire of New York's legendary 369th Regiment "Harlem Hellfighters" Regimental Jazz Band.
Holly, Michigan
Christina Perkins visits the Columbarium where her father is interred, at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Mich., Monday, May 27, 2019.
Holly, Michigan
Colleen Kuplicki visits a family member's grave on Memorial Day at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Mich., Monday, May 27, 2019.
Los Angeles
Carla Martinez comforts her cousin Ceaser Martinez as he weeps over his brother's grave on Memorial Day at the Veterans National Cemetery in Los Angeles on Monday, May 27, 2019. Rodrigo Matinez was killed in action in Iraq in 2004.
Dixon, California
Army veteran Chris Nasson, of Boston, visits the grave of his friend Donald Munn II during his Memorial Day visit to the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Monday, May 27, 2019, in Dixon, Calif. Nasson said Munn was killed Oct. 11, 2007, by an improvised explosive device in Iraq.
Dixon, Calif.
Janell Beach wipes her eyes as she visits the grave of her husband, Air Force veteran Arthur Beach, at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Dixon, Calif.
Leavenworth, Kansas
A couple pauses under a shade tree while visiting graves on Memorial Day at Leavenworth National Cemetery Monday, May 27, 2019, in Leavenworth, Kan.
Arlington, Va.
Tombstones are seen across Arlington National Cemetery Section 33 on May 26, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.