The 2008 Veterans Day National Ceremony
held at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2008.
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The larger horizontal images are 5 by 7 inches in size; verticals are 3.6 by 5 inches.
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| From left: Chaplain Michael McCoy, Secretary James B. Peake, M.D., and Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe |
Vice President Cheney is escorted to the wreath laying ceremony |
A full service honor guard awaits the wreath laying ceremony |
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Vice President Dick Cheney lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns
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The Tomb of the Unknowns |
Veterans prepare for the parade of colors |
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| The parade of colors enters the Memorial Amphitheater |
Thousands attended the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery |
Chaplain Keith Ethridge delivers the invocation |
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| Mistress of Ceremonies, Ms. Bo Derek |
Chaplain Michael McCoy, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Secretary James B. Peake, M.D. |
Secretary James B. Peake, M.D., delivers remarks during the National Veterans Day Observance |
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| Thousands attended the Veterans Day ceremony |
Vice President Cheney delivers his Veterans Day address |
Vice President Cheney delivers his Veterans Day address |
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| Secretary James B. Peake, M.D., introduces Vice President Dick Cheney |
Mistress of Ceremonies, Ms. Bo Derek, greets Secretary James B. Peake, M.D. |
The parade of colors begins |
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| The parade of colors |
The stage inside the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery |
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