
American nationals walk through the grave sites during the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, South East of Manila, Philippines, 11 November 2011. US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas joined surviving war veterans in rites to honor American and Filipino troops killed in World War II at the cemetery, where more than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Four-year old David Price, from Montana, USA, plays during the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, South East of Manila, Philippines, 11 November 2011. US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas joined surviving war veterans in rites to honor American and Filipino troops killed in World War II at the cemetery, where more than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Filipino and American nationals walk through the grave sites during the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, South East of Manila, Philippines, 11 November 2011. US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas joined surviving war veterans in rites to honor American and Filipino troops killed in World War II at the cemetery, where more than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

US Navy Commander Joshua Price (R) from Montana, USA with his four-year old son David (L), fix their belongings after the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, South East of Manila, Philippines, 11 November 2011. US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas joined surviving war veterans in rites to honor American and Filipino troops killed in World War II at the cemetery, where more than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A Filipino couple walks through the grave sites during the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, South East of Manila, Philippines, 11 November 2011. US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas joined surviving war veterans in rites to honor American and Filipino troops killed in World War II at the cemetery, where more than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

US and Filipino military troops hold up their country flags during the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, South East of Manila, Philippines, 11 November 2011. US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas joined surviving war veterans in rites to honor American and Filipino troops killed in World War II at the cemetery, where more than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A Filipino soldier taps on his trumpet during the Veterans Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, South East of Manila, Philippines, 11 November 2011. US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas joined surviving war veterans in rites to honor American and Filipino troops killed in World War II at the cemetery, where more than 17, 000 American military and 570 Filipino counterparts are buried. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN