Veterans and Armistice Day observances around the world

Fresh footsteps in the morning dew from a mother visiting her son’s grave are seen in the grass as tombstones stand in the background on Veterans Day at Georgia National Cemetery.

A man visits the Vietnam Memorial Wall on the National Mall on Veterans Day in Washington, DC.

U.S. veterans attend a Veterans Day ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. Originally established as Armistice Day in 1919, the holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower and honors those who have served in the U.S. military.

Army reservist Maj Stephen Hedger of Washington, and his son Lincoln, 1, visit the grave of family friend Army Lt. Col. Dominic Rocco Baragon, who was killed in Iraq in 2003 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Anna Dunlap walks past tombstones after visiting the grave of her father and Vietnam veteran, Sgt. Forrest Jackson Dunlap Jr., on Veterans Day at Georgia National Cemetery. “I always did something for him on Veterans Day whether it was taking him out or getting him a card,” said Dunlap who lost her father to cancer in May.

A Marine Corps flag is seen in the foreground as members of the WarFighters Motorcycle of Maryland visit fallen friends in section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery.

Larry Roberts, 60, a veteran from South Shields in England who served with the Royal Green Jackets, looks at the sculpture titled Eleven ‘O’ One in Seaham, County Durham, England, ahead of playing the bugle during a ceremony to mark Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War I.

Veterans, standard-bearers and officials attend Armistice Day ceremonies marking the 97th anniversary of the end of World War I at the Saint-Mihiel American cemetery in northeastern France.

Poppies float in the fountains in Trafalgar Square in London as people across the world gather to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual remembrance ceremonies marking Armistice Day on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

A World War II veteran attends a service at the national war memorial, the Cenotaph, on Whitehall, to mark Armistice Day in London.

A woman touches a memorial plaque after the Armistice Day service of remembrance with members of the armed forces and veterans at the National Memorial Arboretum in central England.

French President Francois Hollande prepares to lay a wreath in front of the statue of Georges Clemenceau in Paris during Armistice Day commemorations marking the 97th anniversary of the end of World War I.

French soldiers help a veteran at the Arc de Triomphe during Armistice Day ceremonies marking the end of World War I.

Brokers and underwriters line the balconies and escalators of the Lloyd’s of London building during a service of remembrance in London. The annual Armistice Day service honors those who have died during times of war.

French President Francois Hollande’s motorcade leaves after Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris marking the 97th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Chelsea Pensioners leave following an Armistice Day service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in central England.