Americans honor fallen troops at Memorial Day observances in NYC, nation’s capital
Attendees wave flags as President Donald Trump, center, Vice President JD Vance, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stand on stage at the 158th National Memorial Day Observance, at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery. AP Photo/Alex Brandon A young local visitor and her father are pictured at Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day. AP Photo/Allison Robbert U.S. Marine veteran Ed Purcell runs on his prosthetic blade during the National Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C.. REUTERS A volunteer etches a name onto paper at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day in Washington. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock Veterans attend New York City the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Association’s Memorial Day Event in New York City. Michael Nigro for NY Post A participant performs during a parade in Washington to commemorate Memorial Day. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana A child waving an American flag at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Association’s Memorial Day Event in New York City. Michael Nigro for NY Post People join in a Memorial Day observance at the town dock for a tossing of a memorial wreath into the water in Castine, Maine. Getty Images Retired U.S. Army Green Beret Michael Gates renders a salute with his son for a fallen loved one in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Getty Images A small Memorial Day parade passes through the boardwalk at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. Stephen Yang for NY Post A Gulf War veteran pays his respects at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day in Washington. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Association’s Memorial Day Event. Michael Nigro for NY Post A child waves a U.S. Flag at the World War II Memorial on Memorial Day in Washington. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock People watch the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington. AFP via Getty Images An attendee at the City the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Association’s Memorial Day Event in New York City. Michael Nigro for NY Post People participate in the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington. AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. REUTERS A member of the “Young Marines” youth program helps carry a large American flag during the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington. AFP via Getty Images Veterans attend New York City the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Association’s Memorial Day Event in New York City. Michael Nigro for NY Post A man wearing military fatigues greets a dog during the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington. AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images A vintage car covered in patriotic imagery drives by during the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington. AFP via Getty Images U.S. Army veteran John Ismker (right) chats with Capt. Jonathan Andrechik (left), Commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York and Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey, after the Intrepid Museum’s annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony on Pier 86 in Manhattan, New York. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and U.S. Maj. Gen. Antoinette Gant, Commanding General of the Joint Task Force National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington, participate in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Getty Images Parade participants march and perform near the National Mall along Constitution Avenue in Washington to commemorate the Memorial Day. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani throws a wreath to the Hudson River as he attends an annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces, at the Intrepid museum in New York City. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post People visit the amusement park as low temperatures affected the area during Memorial Day in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Getty Images Participants holding an American flag during a parade in Washington to commemorate Memorial Day. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana A man becomes emotional touching a name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day in Washington. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock A Memorial Day parade passes through the boardwalk at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. Stephen Yang for NY Post Participants march during a parade in Washington to commemorate Memorial Day. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana A man in traditional Native American clothing marches during the National Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington. AFP via Getty Images Parade participants march and perform near the National Archives along Constitution Avenue in Washington to commemorate Memorial Day. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Members of the National Guard patrol the Memorial Day Parade as it passes down Constitution Avenue on Memorial Day in Washington. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock Audience members watch as parade floats pass by during the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington Getty Images Amy Minor and her daughter Norah of Mary Campbell Ladies Auxiliary #16, observe a moment of silence after placing a wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony at Sanyvale Cemetery in Johnstown, Pa.. John Rucosky /The Tribune-Democrat via AP A local veterans group pays respects with a commemorative wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day in Washington. AP Photo/Allison Robbert Attendees react to the rain as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. REUTERS An unidentified former USS Intrepid crew member salutes as a giant American flag is unfolded by active-duty U.S. service members during the Intrepid Museum’s annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony on Pier 86 in Manhattan, New York. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post Secretary of War Pete Hegseth places a rose at the base of the headstone of a service member in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery. Getty Images Ryan Brewer, military bandsman and member of the Doughboy Foundation, plays “Taps” at the Marine Corps War Memorial to mark Memorial Day in Arlington, Virginia. AFP via Getty Images
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