US marks Memorial Day as military death in Iraq rises -- china.org.cn

The president urged all Americans to remember the sacrifices of Veterans and their families, who he described as "an awesome bunch of people", by pausing on the Memorial Day holiday for "a moment of remembrance".

The United States marked on Monday the annual Memorial Day as politicians and public paid tribute to the country's troops who died in battles.

A member of a military honor guard helps US President George W. Bush (R) place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 26, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Democrats, on the other hand, called for better benefit provided for veterans as the best way to honor their sacrifice to the nation.

"If our veterans want to go to college, they should be able to do so the minute their boots hit the ground," said John Boccieri, a congressional candidate from Ohio and Air Force Reserve pilot in Iraq, in the Democrats' weekly radio.

The Democratic-led Senate on Thursday passed a measure attached to the war funding bill to increase benefits for veterans, despite Bush administration's threat to veto it.

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