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Source: NPR "All Things Considered"

Roundup

November 11, 2005

Veterans Day Commemorations in Washington, D.C. [3min]

Americans across the nation celebrate Veterans Day. "All Things Considered" profiles some of the commemorations in the capital: Vice President Cheney visited Arlington National Cemetery, while the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, spoke at the Vietnam War Memorial.

Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"