People in the United States are honoring those who died in military service with the annual Memorial Day holiday.
US Honors War Dead on Memorial Day
![Navy veteran William Englert passes out U.S. flags to the crowd attending Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2015. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/6E69E5BF-91A8-41F7-8D90-83FD78F081D3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Navy veteran William Englert passes out U.S. flags to the crowd attending Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2015.
![Sandra Bacchus attends a Memorial Day ceremony with others at Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B7903E01-958F-4A3D-A1B2-D858B6389A4F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sandra Bacchus attends a Memorial Day ceremony with others at Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2015.
![President Barack Obama departs the White House en route to Arlington National Cemetery where he will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Memorial Day ceremony, May 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/58F6C0CC-D454-4DAC-8EC9-649CBDCBEBE8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama departs the White House en route to Arlington National Cemetery where he will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Memorial Day ceremony, May 25, 2015.
![Lucille Williams walks through Georgia National Cemetery while visiting the grave of her late husband, Korean War veteran Sgt. 1st Class Alvin Williams, Canton, Ga., May 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B223E44A-3891-4BD9-ACBB-43DBDF390CFA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lucille Williams walks through Georgia National Cemetery while visiting the grave of her late husband, Korean War veteran Sgt. 1st Class Alvin Williams, Canton, Ga., May 25, 2015.