{"id":25544,"date":"2021-11-11T15:46:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=25544"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:57:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:57:28","slug":"2021-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/11\/11\/2021-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A formation of U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters flies over during a centennial ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kaitlyn Collignon holds her daugther Roan, age four months, as she visits the headstone of her brother, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Kevin Ryan Herrmann, in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. Section 60 is where the men and women who died in America’s most recent wars, especially Iraq and Afghanistan, are buried. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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President Joe Biden, standing right, salutes after placing a wreath during a centennial ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. Standing with the President are Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and Army Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ida Hulen stands in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery after visiting the headstone of her husband, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Gene Hulen, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. Section 60 is where the men and women who died in America’s most recent wars, especially Iraq and Afghanistan, are buried. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The colors are retired after President Joe Biden placed a wreath during a centennial ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Troops march during a full honors procession honoring the centennial anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington is shown in the distance. (Sarah Silbiger\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Arlington Cemetery is seen ahead of a full honors procession honoring the centennial anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (Sarah Silbiger\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tony Brown pays respects at friends grave on Veteran’s Day at the Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (AP Photo\/Michael A. McCoy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Flowers and American flags rest against the headstone of U.S. Marine Corps First Lt. Travis L. Manion in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. Section 60 is where the men and women who died in America’s most recent wars, especially Iraq and Afghanistan, are buried. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child walks among graves on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (Jonathan Ernst\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A full honors procession is held during a centennial ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (Kenny Holston\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marine Sgt. Bryan Murray kneels at the grave of fellow Marine David James Smith in Section 60, on Veterans’ Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – NOVEMBER 11: Troops march during a full honors procession commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 2021 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, serving as the heart of Arlington National Cemetery, has provided a final resting place for one of America’s unidentified World War I service members, and unidentified soldiers from later wars were added in 1958 and 1984. The tomb plaza is open to the public this week for the first time in almost a hundred years. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Arlington Cemetery is seen ahead of a full honors procession honoring the centennial anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia, on November 11, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by SARAH SILBIGER\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A joint service flyover honoring the centennial anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier takes place at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, in Arlington, Virginia, on November 11, 2021. (Photo by Kenny Holston \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by KENNY HOLSTON\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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President Joe Biden stands with Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and Army Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin during a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day and mark the centennial anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A tomb guard of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” salutes before a centennial ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Arlington National Cemetery, on Veterans Day in Arlington, Virginia, on November 11, 2021. (Photo by Alex Brandon \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo by ALEX BRANDON\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":25523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,4,132],"tags":[],"coauthors":[41],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/AP061111010304-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1509&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25544"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25544"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25548,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25544\/revisions\/25548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25544"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=25544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}