Wed Nov 11, 8:06 PM ET

The American flag reflects off the helmet of Sarah Dirkes with the Alaska Military Youth Academy honor guard as she holds the Alaska flag during the presentation of flags at a Veterans & Remembrance Day ceremony on Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)

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