VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- Event: Veterans Day (2013) @ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:
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Description of Pictures: Musical Prelude: Major Michael Willen, United States Air Force Band
Prayer for Veterans: Chaplain Michael J. Pollitt, Director, VA Chaplain Service
Pledge of Allegiance: Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Introduction of Guests: Mr. Marvin Cornish, Master of Ceremonies
Welcome Remarks: Mr. Harold Fritz, National President, Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Introduction of the Guest Speaker: The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Day Address: The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States
Retiring of the Colors: Major Michael Willen, United States Air Force Band
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ARLVE1_131111_085.JPG: David Robinson greets Col. McGrath
ARLVE1_131111_196.JPG: David Robinson, NBA basketball player, and Bruce @ Arlington Cemetery's Veteran Day ceremony.
ARLVE1_131111_305.JPG: Col. McGrath, 106 years old, was expecting to be recognized as well but that didn't happen and there was some bitterness. She was a WAC (?).
ARLVE1_131111_311.JPG: Security shooters arrive
ARLVE1_131111_475.JPG: People bring in Richard Overton, the oldest known surviving veteran of World War II, for the Veterans Day 2013 ceremony at Arlington Cemetery. Overton died in December, 2018 at the age of 112.
ARLVE1_131111_706.JPG: Ceremonial flags begin to arrive
ARLVE3_131111_089.JPG: Nancy Pelosi
ARLVE3_131111_102.JPG: Jill Biden arrives
ARLVE3_131111_108.JPG: Joe Biden and Michelle Obama arrive
ARLVE3_131111_484.JPG: The center of attention here is Richard Overton from Austin, Texas. Richard is the oldest living World War II veteran. The President honored the veteran in his remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, and thanked Richard for his selfless dedication and his courage when he faced adversity.
"That's what we owe veterans like Richard Overton, who served in the Army in World War II. He was there at Pearl Harbor, when the battleships were still smoldering. He was there at Okinawa. He was there at Iwo Jima, where he said, 'I only got out of there by the grace of God.'
"When the war ended, Richard headed home to Texas to a nation bitterly divided by race. And his service on the battlefield was not always matched by the respect that he deserved at home. But this veteran held his head high. He carried on and lived his life with honor and dignity."
ARLVE4_131111_047.JPG: The official party arrives
ARLVE4_131111_082.JPG: Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is in the middle
ARLVE4_131111_100.JPG: The President arrives
ARLVE4_131111_170.JPG: Prayer for Veterans: Chaplain Michael J. Pollitt, Director, VA Chaplain Service
ARLVE4_131111_217.JPG: Welcome Remarks: Mr. Harold Fritz, National President, Congressional Medal of Honor Society
ARLVE4_131111_241.JPG: The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
ARLVE4_131111_371.JPG: President Obama @ Arlington Cemetery for Veterans' Day Commemoration
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2013 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000 and Nikon D600.
Trips this year:
three Civil War Trust conferences (Memphis, TN, Jackson, MS [to which I added a week to to visit sites in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee], and Richmond, VA), and
my 8th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including sites in Nevada and California).
Ego Strokes: Aviva Kempner used my photo of her as her author photo in Larry Ruttman's "American Jews & America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball" book.
Number of photos taken this year: just over 570,000.
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