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14 photos of veterans honoring their fallen friends

Jacob ShamsianNov 11, 2016, 04:01 IST

World War II Army veteran Arnold Strauch, 92, poses for a photograph as he marches in the New York City Veterans Day parade on 5th Avenue in New York, November 11, 2013. The U.S. marked Veterans Day on Monday with ceremonies across the nation, from small-town parades honoring those who served in the armed forces to the president marking the day at Arlington National Cemetery.REUTERS/Mike Segar

Every year to honor its veterans, the United States holds Veteran's Day as a national holiday on November 11. Since the holiday was founded in 1919 by Woodrow Wilson following World War I, it's been a time for parades and reflection on what it means to send citizens abroad to fight wars.

We've compiled a few photos of veterans reflecting on their time at war. Their faces tell the story of the friends they've lost, or sometimes just relief.