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Jim Mitchiner carries an American flag as he marches during the Glacier Highlands Memorial Day parade in the Glacier Highlands neighborhood in Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/The Ann Arbor News, Melanie Maxwell) LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT

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A contingent of army vehicles carrying veterans makes its way north on Harper Ave. during the 62nd annual Memorial Day parade in St. Clair Shores, Mich., on Sunday, May 25, 2014.(AP Photo/Detroit News, Brandy Bakerr) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT MBO (REV-SHARE)

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Seventy-five-year-old Ed Pazdziora warms up his trumpet before the start of the 62nd annual Memorial Day parade in St. Clair Shores, Mich., on May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Brandy Baker) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT

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Bob Petersen places flags along a fence for the Memorial Day weekend, at his home in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, N.J., Sunday, May 25, 2014. (Mel Evans)

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First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, stand with children of fallen service members who traveled to Washington to participate in the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) 20th Annual Good Grief Camp as they wait for President Barack Obama to speak at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014, in honor of Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. Obama, who returned just hours earlier from a surprise visit with U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, paid tribute to those lost in battle there and elsewhere over history as he commemorated Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)