Alison Malachowski, facing camera, mother of Marines Staff Sgt. James M. Malachowski, is consoled by Susanne Muller of Vermont, in front of Sgt. Malachowski’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., as the nation observe Veterans Day Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Malachowski’s son is the platoon sergeant of Muller’s son Marines Cpl. Ian M. Muller, 22, of Danville, Vt., who was killed nine days earlier while conducting combat operations in Helmand province of Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Malachowski, 25, of Westminster, Md., died March 20 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)