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The people gather before the formal program begins at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014. Some of the scheduled speakers included Jake Tapper from CNN; Jerry Gast, Vietnam veteran; Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel; Robert Vogel, superintendent of the National Mall and memorial parks; Diane Carlson Evans, Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation; and Chris Jackson, bagpiper/
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014, volunteers in yellow hats and shirts answered questions and guided visitors/
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014, a commemoration to honor Norman "Doc" Keller, killed in action June 4, 1968/Photo by Patricia Leslie
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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Handmade cards by children to honor the troops at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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Some of the floral tributes at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014 this display says in part: "We are here to pay tribute to our failed brothers from our Company, A/2/12, 3rd Brigade, 4th and 25th Infantry Division, 1965-67. During our tour time in Vietnam, while serving out of Dau Tieng, we had 45 young men killed in combat. Our Battalion lost a total of 324 men in the jungles of War, Zone C.
Alpha Association/
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From the Boy Scouts of America, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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It was the 30th anniversary of the Three Servicemen Statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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Vietnam vets at the Three Servicemen Statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/Photo by Patricia Leslie
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A close-up of the wooden sculpture from the photo above, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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Old friends at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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Before they arrived at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014, the chants from these Army troops could be heard from far away/
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The marching, chanting Army at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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"Service Dogs for America's Heroes" were numerous at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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The Henick family is bound for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11, 2014 to honor veterans, Mr. Henick said/
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Three friends at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Nov. 11, 2014/
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In the park near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Nov. 11, 2014/
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