Participants in the annual ceremony wait to lay wreaths by The Spirit of the Elbe marker in Section 7A of Arlington National Cemetery, April 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, not pictured, said, “It is a special day because we get to say thank you to those who paid with their lives and to those who are still with us. I am so glad we have Russians, Americans and friends from other embassies here. We are all united on this particular day irrespective of differences we have on other issues because this is a day of remembrance for those who paid with their lives for


Participants in the annual ceremony wait to lay wreaths by The Spirit of the Elbe marker in Section 7A of Arlington National Cemetery, April 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, not pictured, said, “It is a special day because we get to say thank you to those who paid with their lives and to those who are still with us. I am so glad we have Russians, Americans and friends from other embassies here. We are all united on this particular day irrespective of differences we have on other issues because this is a day of remembrance for those who paid with their lives for something that is so important to all of us.” ( Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)


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