Honoring Our Veterans (18 images)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley at a hospital in Ft. Hood, Texas, November 10, 2009. Munley was a first responder who fired shots at the killer during the recent tragedy at the Army processing station in Ft. Hood on November 5. UPI/Cherie Cullen/DOD

A military honor guard stand by as President Barack Obama's motorcade drives through Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Daniel Straw participates in a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia on November 11, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama (L), joined by General Karl Horst, visits section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009. Section 60 contains the grave sties of servicemen and women who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. UPI/Kevin Dietsch