Honoring the Fallen

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lays a wreath at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Oct. 4, 2009. The grounds hold 9,387 American dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day invasion and subsequent operations. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley