From World War I to current conflicts, people around the world pause to remember the sacrifice of veterans and victims of war.
Veterans Day: Reflecting on the Cost of War
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U.S. President Barack Obama (center hand) and first lady Michelle Obama (left hand) leave challenge coins on a tombstone in Section 60, an area where members of the U.S. military who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried, during Veterans Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2012.