From shore to shore, the national praise its members of the military on Sunday, melancholy tradition, for example, in Virginia laid wreaths ceremony President Obama, for those who didn't make it from active service, and more relaxed allowance, including for those who in Las Vegas casino red carpet treatment.
In California, long-term legal cases as a war memorial cross, is considered as the violation of constitution is the resurrection Sunday the mojave desert, cover a landmark case, for veterans, fighting similar public land near the end of combat.
Sunday marked the official to commemorate veterans day, but will be observed Monday's federal holiday.
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Obama President of the United States in Virginia Arlington national cemetery of the unknown laid a wreath at the tomb, and points out, this is the first time in ten years no U.S. troops in Iraq combat and death veterans day, and ten years of war in Afghanistan's future to be end.
In the speech on memorial amphitheater, he said, the United States will never forget the sacrifice of veterans and their families.
"There is not any ceremony or parade, no hug or shake hands is enough, the real cash in the service," the President said the country must promise each day "to provide you with services, and to provide you with satisfactory service.
On September 11, and he said, "who forward tower fell, in the next few years is stepping into the history, write our country had served in the army one of the biggest text."
And he said, behold, in the next few years, more than 10000 service members will transition to civilian life. "When they go home, it belongs to us, their compatriots, in there, they and their family, not just now, but always."
Later, President bush and his wife, first lady michelle Obama and vice President Biden (Joe Biden) and his wife Jill in the graveyard article 60, family services are being killed in Afghanistan and Iraq's tomb, greet family.
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In California, a war memorial cross, once the website of the rock the top of the mountain before, in the national park is considered to be unconstitutional, and ordered the delete was raised shocking naked the mojave desert, marks a long-term legal disputes, it has become entangled in the end of patriotism, religious.
Henry hill DE then, who take care of original cross as a dying in the first world war ii veterans commitment to the part, will again declared a new, 7-foot steel section of the same the top of the hill. Now this web site is in private hands land exchange and national park management office and end the part of the case.
"Judges and lawyers can play his own role, but it is veterans, who won the completion of the monument, and said:" this for them is a rising, headquarters is located in Texas freedom association lawyer Saigon shock wave, accounting for veterans' legal struggles.
April by a federal judge approved the settlement agreement, allowing the park administration surrender called sunrise rock of land per a senior foreign war in California after BaSiTuo BaSiTuo and rong family in exchange for 5 acres of other parts of the donated assets in 1.6 million acres of protection, Los Angeles edom four hours drive.
Donated land DE and the mountain, and his wife, wanda, especially card valley.
Mountain DE and commitment to commemorate the first world war ii veterans Bembry riley, who and other shell shocked veterinary go to the desert, to help heal, and in 1934 set a wooden cross view, rock care. It was then replace the cross made of steel pipe.
View, rock became part of the mojave national reserve in 1994, in the public land on the symbol of Christianity.
The American civil liberties union filed a lawsuit, the 2001 delegates retirement park management office employees think the cross is in violation of the constitution of the property of the government, because the church and state separation, the federal court ordered delete.
Congress intervention, and ordered in 2003 land exchange, but the court rejected the transfer. The problem was made by the Supreme Court of the United States in April 2010, refused to ordered the demolition of the cross.
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Storms held in New York of the nation's largest veterans day parade, the part of the 30 pieces, along the Fifth Avenue (Fifth Avenue) vote sparse.
Standing in the warm autumn sun, officials said, veterans should be respected and yearn for just one day a year more.
"This country has a special obligation, to take care of you," the United States defense department deputy minister ashton carter told the crowd.
Some officials also illustrated mention Vietnam veterans. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war.
A Vietnam veteran, the 66 - year - old Lawrence lynch New York, simply said, "it is just a question of time. It's about time."
Some of the pieces along the parade route, only dozens of the audience queuing along the barricade.
Kang diss and Jeffrey stark station in almost alone a stretch, waving a small American flag. Stark said: "we have all been startled," kang diss. "Very disappointed, very shocked. Don't let me start!"
Long island couples is one of the many residents displaced storm. The military has been in Sandy cleaning is very obvious, so stass hicks said, they go to parade praised.
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In the event of the film comply with the state's, GI Hollywood film festival launched this weekend in Los Angeles.
Day co-founder brandon meters Wright said, in a two-day holiday film emphasizes the sacrifice of American military personnel and the world for democratic struggle. The movie must have at least one main characteristic, real or imaginary, who play the role of the military.
Festival mission is to protect the American veterans story, he said.
"We are aware of the many film portrays the geographical mark in bad light," said milly's, who created the and his wife, west graduation festival. "We want to show courage, heroism and sacrifice of men and women in uniform."
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