Memorial Day

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John Walaszek, of Old Bridge, N.J., is surrounded by flags for Memorial Day, as he relaxes on a bench at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J., Sunday, May 25, 2014. (Mel Evans)

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Jenna Watson, 9, of Stella, and MaKenna Yarbrough, 13, of Cape Carteret, helped place flags at the Carteret County Veterans Memorial following a Memorial Day ceremony Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Beaufort, N.C. (AP Photo/The Jacksonville Daily News, Jannette Pippin)

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With the Lincoln Memorial in the background, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at a 10th anniversary ceremony for the WWII Memorial in Washington, Saturday, May 24, 2014, ahead of Memorial Day on Monday. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)