AP Photos: Americans honor troops for Memorial Day
By The Associated Press, Associated Press
May 28, 2012 8:17 AM CDT
An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Vilmar Galarza Hernandez during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Sunday, May 27, 2012. According to the Department of Defense, Hernandez, of Salinas, Calif., died while supporting Operation Enduring...   (Associated Press)

Boy Scouts carry a large American flag through the Memphis National Cemetery in Tennessee, where scouts also placed flags on 42,000 graves. At Dover Air Force Base, the remains of fallen soldiers are returned to their families. In Afghanistan, the top U.S. commander reads a 23-year-old's letter to his family that he had prepared to be read in the event of his death.

"Today we remember his life and his words, for they speak resoundingly and timelessly for our fallen brothers and sisters in arms," said Marine Gen. John Allen, who also leads the NATO coalition in Afghanistan.

Across the world this weekend, Americans are honoring the fallen, veterans and military personnel in ceremonies and private remembrances.

Here's a gallery of AP photos from Memorial Day weekend.

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