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With the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument is the background, soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places flags at two of the older grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 22, 2014, as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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A soldier of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places flags at grave sites at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 22, 2014, as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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A soldier with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places a flag at a grave site at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 22, 2014, as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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A soldier of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places a at flag at grave site at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 22, 2014, as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, march in formation before placing flags at every grave site, Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas) at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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ADVANCED FOR USE SATURDAY MAY 24 2014 AND THEREAFTER Azy, a 36-year-old make orangutan, eats his lunch of lettuce on Friday, May 16, 2014 in the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center at the Indianapolis Zoo, which opens Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 24. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Charlie Nye)

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Tenor Anthony Kearns performs at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Member of the Anacostia color guard perform the presentation of colors at a Memorial Day tribute to veterans and veterans in Congress held by the Washington Times at the Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)