Photo gallery: Veterans Day commemorated around the United States

Honor guards carry the colors as they are retired at the conclusion of the annual National Veterans Day commemoration, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., attended by President Barack Obama.

Jiffy Helton Sarver, of Monroe, Ga., places flowers at the grave of her son, 1st Lt. Joseph Helton, Jr., who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2009, at Georgia National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Canton, Ga.

Jiffy Helton Sarver, of Monroe, Ga., visits the grave of her son, 1st Lt. Joseph Helton, Jr., who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2009, at Georgia National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Canton, Ga.

Kelly Poole wipes away a tear while sitting next to the grave of her father and Korean War veteran Navy Seaman Michael Dario Vignali on Veterans Day at Georgia National Cemetery Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Canton, Ga.

Bob Fulmer covers his heart during a prayer at the Korean War Memorial on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Philadelphia.

Fresh footsteps in the morning dew from a mother visiting her son’s grave are seen in the grass as tombstones stand in the background on Veterans Day at Georgia National Cemetery, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Canton, Ga.

President Barack Obama pauses after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. during Veterans Day ceremonies.