President Barack Obama prepares to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
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President Barack Obama prepares to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
This primary source comes from the Collection BHO-WHPO: Records of the White House Photo Office (Obama Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 135804796
Full Citation: President Barack Obama Participates in a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; 11/11/2012; Presidential Photographs, 1/20/2009 – 1/20/2017; Collection BHO-WHPO: Records of the White House Photo Office (Obama Administration),; Barack Obama Presidential Library, Hoffman Estates, IL. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/president-obama-wreath-laying-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier/, December 11, 2025]
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