<b>Photos:</b> Memorial Day across the U.S., and overseas
Julietta Corti, left, and Diana Venora cheer during a flyover by the Condor Squad at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Corti has a brother in Iraq, and Venora has five uncles who served in the military and a grandfather who fought in WW II. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
William Tong visits the Los Angeles National Cemetery. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Philippe Willems of West Hollywood wipes his tears as girlfriend Judith Marie Krueger comforts him during a ceremony at Los Angeles National Cemetery. Willems’ grandparents served in the Belgium military. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
U.S. Airman 1st Class Sean J. Vazquez, 20, of Fitchburg, Mass., holds a wreath dedicated to those who have died in the Afghanistan war during a ceremony at Kandahar airfield, where thousands of American troops are stationed. In the background, members of the Air Force’s 451st Expeditionary Wing stand at attention. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
The shadow of an American flag flying at half-staff at the Kandahar ceremony is framed by a wreath dedicated to fallen troops. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
U.S. soldiers stand at attention during a ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Shah Marai / AFP/Getty Images)
Vice President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. “As a nation, we pause to remember” the troops, Biden said. “They gave their lives fulfilling their oath to this nation and to us.” Full story (Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images)
A couple stands amid a field of flags on
