Center for a New American Security

We are taking today off to remember the men and women who have sacrificed their lives in service to our nation. And we thank those who, every day, continue to put their lives at risk to protect the United States – and their families who endure.

Photo: A U.S. flag and a lei decorate a gravesite during a Memorial Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu on May 31, 2010. Courtesy of Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Hight and the U.S. Navy.