Veterans Day remembrances in the US – in pictures

A member of the National Honor Guard looks out to listen to President Barack Obama as he spoke during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

American nationals walk through the grave sites during the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

David Price, 4, son of a US Navy officer, plays with his toy car at the American cemetery in Taguig, Metro Manila Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

US Army 1st Cavalry Division Honor Guard present the official flag of Regional Command - East during a Veterans Day ceremony in the courtyard of the Joint Operations Center, Bagram air base in Afghanistan Photograph: US ARMY/SPC. KEN SCAR/AFP/Getty Images

President Barack Obama and US Army Maj Gen Michael Linnington, Commanding General of the National Capital Region Joint Force Headquarters, listen as Taps is played after Obama placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Veterans Day full honor ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Visitors watch in silence as soldiers from the 3rd US Infantry Regiment, called the "Old Guard," perform the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns before a Veterans Day full honor ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Honor guards from the US Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard march to their positions at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Veterans Day full honor ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A US war veteran attends a ceremony honoring Veterans Day at the Corozal cemetery in Panama City Photograph: Arnulfo Franco/AP

Veterans carry flags during a Veterans Day ceremony where President Barack Obama spoke at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Veterans salute during a Veterans Day ceremony where President Barack Obama spoke at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Soldiers from Ft Lee, Virginia help mark Veterans Day ceremonies at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Soldiers from Ft Lee, Virginia help mark Veterans Day ceremonies at the World War II Memorial Washington, DC Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Flags of the Philippines and the US are paraded during a wreath-laying ceremony at the American Cemetery and Memorial at suburban Taguig city in Manila, which contains the remains of WWII Americans who died in the Pacific, China, India, and Burma along with Philippine Scouts who served with the US forces Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP