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President Barack Obama delivered remarks at the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration in Arlington, Va. on Monday, May 25, 2009.

President Barack Obama delivered remarks at the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration in Arlington, Va. on Monday, May 25. As per tradition, the president laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during the solemn ceremony.

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe, bow after the president laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

After the wreath-laying, the president delivered a short speech. Here, he walks past Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen on his way to the podium.

President Barack Obama and Adm. Mullens, bow their heads during the invocation.

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Honor Guard salute during the playing of taps.

President Obama praised the men and women of America's military, saying that a willingness to risk their lives for people they've never met "is why they are the best of America."

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President Barack Obama delivered remarks at the Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration in Arlington, Va. on Monday, May 25. As per tradition, the president laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during the solemn ceremony.

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