Veterans Day 2011
Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
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Taguig city, Philippines
An American couple walk past thousands of marble crosses to attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the American Cemetery and Memorial at suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines, to pay tribute to U.S. veterans and their families on Veterans Day Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial contains the remains of WWII Americans who died in the Pacific, China, India, and Burma along with Philippine Scouts who served with the U.S. forces.
Credit: AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
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