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President Barack Obama called on the nation during a Memorial Day address at Joint Base Andrews, Md., to honor the legacy of its fallen warriors and to live lives worthy of their sacrifices.

President Barack Obama visited gravestones at the Lincoln Cemetery near Chicago, but when torrential rains cancelled his prepared Memorial Day remarks, paid a stop at a newly opened Fisher House.

Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, hailed the unselfish service and sacrifices of past and present generations of U.S. servicemembers during the annual Memorial Day observance held at Arlington National Cemetery.

Multinational troops converged in front of a command building on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to see officials unveil an I-beam segment from the World Trade Center during a Memorial Day ceremony.

The military will continue to support the effort to cap and mitigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but it does not have the technical expertise to take over the operation, the nation’s top military officer said.

Air Force Master Sgt. Darrell Habisch describes a memorial service in he attended in Iraq for a Louisiana Army National Guard member killed by an improvised explosive device.

It’s of vital importance that the Pentagon gain input from servicemembers and military families on their views about the repeal of the so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Memorial Day is a time for Americans to remember and honor the ultimate sacrifices made by past and present generations of U.S. servicemembers, President Barack Obama said during his weekly address to the nation.

Memorial Day observances will honor the 2,841 Americans buried in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, as well as thousands more who gave their lives in the North Africa campaigns of World War II that laid the bloody groundwork for the Allied liberation of Europe.

During a seminar offering resources for survivors of fallen servicemembers, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pledged his ongoing support for the families.