At Arlington, Obama pays tribute to war dead

At Arlington, Obama pays tribute to war dead
By Erica Werner - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Sep 10, 2011 13:17:58 EDT
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama and first lady Michele Obama visited Arlington National Cemetery, where they paid tribute to members of the military killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CAROLYN KASTER / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama, center, and first lady Michelle Obama, second from right, pay their respects graveside with other visitors at Arlington National Cemetery on Sept. 10.

One day before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Obamas made a pilgrimage to Section 60 of the cemetery. The White House says that’s the burial ground for military personnel killed in the two wars. The conflicts have claimed 6,213 military personnel.

At one gravesite, the Obamas stopped to talk with members of a family who appeared to be visiting a grave. The Obamas chatted a few minutes, posed for pictures and gave out handshakes and hugs.

Then the Obamas, hand in hand, strolled along one of the rows between identical white tombstones, pausing at some markers.
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