Veterans Day 2014 in photos

Jessica Sager

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Nov 11, 2014

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Servicemen salute as they stand amongst the ceramic poppies that form part of the art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red", during an Armistice Day ceremony at the Tower of London in London November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Armistice Day ceremony is held at the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation in London. Reuters

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Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York march during the Veterans Day parade on 5th Avenue in New York November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

West Point cadets march in the New York Veterans Day parade. Reuters

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U.S. Marine combat veteran Jack Frey of Millersville, Pennsylvania pays his respects at the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veteran's Day in Washington November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)

Marine combat veteran Jack Frey of Millersville, Penn., pays his respects at the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Reuters

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A U.S. Navy Honor Guard flag folding ceremony is watched by 22 U.S. military World War II veterans from St. Louis, Missouri visiting the National World War II Memorial on Veteran's Day in Washington, November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)

A Navy Honor Guard flag folding ceremony takes place at the National World War II Memorial in Washington. Reuters

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Homeless U.S. marine corps Korean War veteran Arthur Turner, 79, crosses the road on skid row in Los Angeles after a Veterans Day observance for homeless veterans at The Midnight Mission shelter, California November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)

Homeless Marine Corps Korean War veteran Arthur Turner crosses the road on skid row in Los Angeles after a ceremony for homeless veterans at The Midnight Mission shelter. Reuters

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U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Carlos Damian yells out marching commands to his unit as they march in the Veterans Day parade on 5th Avenue in New York November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)

Air Force Master Sgt. Carlos Damian yells out marching commands to his unit in the New York Veterans Day parade. Reuters

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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 11: Brigadier Rob Thomson lays a wreath during a ceremony to mark Armistice Day attended by some of the British troops that still remain in Afghanistan at Kandahar airfield on November 11, 2014 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Like Remembrance Sunday just gone, Armistice Day - which is the anniversary of the end of The First World War - has been marked by the remaining British troops for the last time in southern Afghanistan. Now that British combat operations have ended and the last UK base in Afghanistan has been handed over to the control of Afghan security forces, any remaining troops are leaving the country via Kandahar. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

British brigadier Rob Thomson lays a wreath during a ceremony to mark Armistice Day in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Getty

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A military honor guard prepares to advance the colors during a Veterans Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, November 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

A military honor guard waits to advance the colors in a Veterans Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington. Getty

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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: An officer from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also called the Old Guard, adjusts his cover at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Veterans Day observations at Arlington National Cemetery November 11, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia. Originally established as Armistice Day in 1919, the holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

An officer from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment adjusts his cap at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Getty

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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden lays a wreath during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns during Veterans Day observations at Arlington National Cemetery November 11, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia. Originally established as Armistice Day in 1919, the holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Vice President Joe Biden lays a wreath during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Getty

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MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 11: A member of the All Veterans Parachute team arrives at the Miami Beach Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally established as Armistice Day in 1919, the holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower, and honors those who have served in the U.S. military. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A member of the All Veterans Parachute team arrives at the Miami Beach Veterans Day Ceremony. Getty

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MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 11: U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Francis prepares to lead the members of the 13th Army Band, Florida Army National Guard, during the Miami Beach Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally established as Armistice Day in 1919, the holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower, and honors those who have served in the U.S. military. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Army Sgt. Michael Francis leads the 13th Army Band, Florida Army National Guard, during a Miami Beach Veterans Day Ceremony. Getty

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A US war veteran has his boot painted with roses as he takes part in the Veterans Day Parade in New York on November 11, 2014. Veterans Day honors all who have served in the US Armed Forces. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

A veteran with rosy boots walks in the New York Veterans Day parade. Getty

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British World War II veterans David Ovenstone, right, and Leslie Potter hold hands during an Armistice Day ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. The Menin Gate Memorial bears the names of more than 54,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are not known. Ovenstone's father served in WWI with the Royal Army and was gassed and wounded on the Somme in 1915. Potter's grandfather was killed in Nov. 1915 and his name is engraved on the Menin Gate. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

British World War II veterans Leslie Potter and David Ovenstone bond at an Armistice Day ceremony in Ypres, Belgium. AP

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Yellow roses stand wedged into names carved in the granite at the South Pool of the National September 11 Memorial, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in New York. Volunteers placed yellow roses into the names of veterans who died during the attacks on September 11 as part of a five-day Salute to Service in recognition of Veterans Day. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Yellow roses adorn the National Sept. 11 Memorial in New York. AP

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Nason Baker salutes the flag during a Veterans Day program at the National Guard Armory in Oxford, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman) MAGS OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Nason Baker salutes the flag during a ceremony in Oxford, Miss. AP

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Al Willis, a Montford Point Marine, salutes during a ceremony on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at the The All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors in Philadelphia. Americans marked Veterans Day on Tuesday with parades, speeches and military discounts, while in Europe the holiday known as Armistice Day held special meaning in the centennial year of the start of World War I. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Al Willis, a Montford Point Marine, salutes during a ceremony in Philadelphia. AP

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Marina Elena Delgado, left, with her daughter Cindy Normandin, visits the grave site of her husband, a veteran of the Air Force, at Fort San Houston National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Accompanied by her daughter, a widow visits the grave of her Air Force veteran husband at Ft. San Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. AP

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U.S. Army Georgia National Guard Staff Sgt. Tracy Smith, right, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, embraces Korean War veteran Jim Conway, 84, as military service members are asked to sing along to the Armed Services Medley during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Atlanta History Center, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. Army Georgia National Guard Staff Sgt. Tracy Smith, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, hugs Korean War veteran Jim Conway, at a Veterans Day ceremony in Atlanta. AP

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U.S. Park Police honor guards are reflected in the Vietnam Veterans Wall Memorial as they march during a ceremony to commemoration of the Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Washington. Americans marked Veterans Day on Tuesday with parades, speeches and military discounts, while in Europe the holiday known as Armistice Day held special meaning in the centennial year of the start of World War I. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

U.S. Park Police honor guards are reflected in the Vietnam Veterans Wall Memorial in Washington. AP

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Dan Howieson, right, and his wife Catherine Howieson, from Montgomery, Ala, touch the name of their classmate Darrell Colford, who was killed in Bien Hoa in the province of Dong Nai, Vietnam, inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during Veterans Day commemoration in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. The Howiesons named their son in his honor. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Civilians pay respects at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. AP

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Frank Lindsey, wears a Veterans hat surrounded by flags as he attends a Veterans Day parade Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Montgomery, Ala.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Veteran Frank Lindsey attends a Montgomery, Ala., Veterans Day parade. AP

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Active duty military service members look on during the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Americans marked Veterans Day on Tuesday with parades, speeches and military discounts, while in Europe the holiday known as Armistice Day held special meaning in the centennial year of the start of World War I. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Active duty servicemen watch over the Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. AP

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Anna Mansfield wears sneakers decorated like the American flag as she attends a Veterans Day ceremony at the Atlanta History Center, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A reveler wears her patriotism on her feet at a Veterans Day ceremony in Atlanta. AP

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United States Army veteran Ian Ryan, of Dennis, Mass., front, assists in holding an OutVets banner while marching with a group representing LGBT military veterans at a Veterans Day parade, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Boston. It was the first time a group representing LGBT military veterans marched in the parade. OutVets is a recently-formed nonpartisan and nonpolitical group based in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

LGBT military veterans march in a Veterans Day parade in Boston. AP

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