President Bush Attends Memorial Day Ceremony At Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA – MAY 26: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen (L) speaks with U.S. Marines in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery May 26, 2008 in Arlington, Virginia. Section 60 is where many of those who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been buried. Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the US, commemorates members of America’s military that died while in service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include casualties of any war or military action. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)