May 31 - June 6 (40 images)

P.J. Mann, an employee of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, rescues a brown pelican from oil-filled waters on Queen Bess Island, Louisiana, June 5, 2010. Oil from the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has fouled the marshlands and injured wildlife. UPI/A.J. Sisco

Ta bugler waits to play taps as U.S. President Barrack Obama places a wreath at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois on May 31, 2010. UPI/David Banks

U. S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois on May 31, 2010. A driving thunderstorm forced a halt of the ceremony. UPI/Brian Kersey

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi (31) watches a shot in the net by Philadelphia Flyers left wing Simon Gagne during the third period of game 5 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final at the United Center in Chicago, June 6, 2010. The Blackhawks defeated the Flyers 7-4. (UPI Photo/Mark Cowan)