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#VeteransDay, 1921: As President Harding watches, an unknown service member from World War I is interred in the new Tomb of the Unknowns
#VeteransDay, 1921: As President Harding watches, an unknown service member from World War I is interred in the new Tomb of the Unknowns
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#VeteransDay, 1929: The Great Depression had just begun as President Hoover paid his respects at Arlington
#VeteransDay, 1929: The Great Depression had just begun as President Hoover paid his respects at Arlington
#VeteransDay, 1941: Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was just 26 days away, as President Roosevelt spoke at Arlington
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#VeteransDay, 1947: Sandwiched between World War II and the Korean War, America had a brief period of peace in the late '40s - and President Truman paid his respects at Arlington
#VeteransDay, 1947: Sandwiched between World War II and the Korean War, America had a brief period of peace in the late '40s - and President Truman paid his respects at Arlington
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#VeteransDay, 1963: President Kennedy took John Jr. to Arlington for Veterans Day ceremonies. Little did anyone know that two weeks later, to the day, the president would himself be laid to rest nearby
#VeteransDay, 1963: President Kennedy took John Jr. to Arlington for Veterans Day ceremonies. Little did anyone know that two weeks later, to the day, the president would himself be laid to rest nearby
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#VeteransDay, 1978: President Carter, the only commander-in-chief to ever serve on a nuclear submarine, pays his respects at Arlington
#VeteransDay, 1978: President Carter, the only commander-in-chief to ever serve on a nuclear submarine, pays his respects at Arlington
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#VeteransDay, 1990: President Bush (H.W.), who flew 58 combat missions in the Pacific during World War II, speaks at Arlington
#VeteransDay, 1990: President Bush (H.W.), who flew 58 combat missions in the Pacific during World War II, speaks at Arlington
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#VeteransDay, 2004: As America fought its two longest wars - simultaneously - President Bush (W) laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns
#VeteransDay, 2004: As America fought its two longest wars - simultaneously - President Bush (W) laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns
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#VeteransDay, 2009: At the conclusion of traditional Veterans Day ceremonies, President Obama stopped at Section 60 to visit with Stephen and Matthew Barbieri at the grave of their brother - Army Spec. Thomas ("T.J.") - who was killed in Iraq
#VeteransDay, 2009: At the conclusion of traditional Veterans Day ceremonies, President Obama stopped at Section 60 to visit with Stephen and Matthew Barbieri at the grave of their brother - Army Spec. Thomas ("T.J.") - who was killed in Iraq
