Here’s a look at what happened around the US on Veterans Day — PHOTOS

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The U.S. military honor guard removes the colors at the National World War II Memorial on Veteran‘s Day to pay tribute to the more than 16 million men and women who served with U.S. armed forces during World War II in Washington November 11, 2015. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

World War II veterans reminisce before ceremonies at the National World War II Memorial on Veteran‘s Day to pay tribute to the more than 16 million men and women who served with U.S. armed forces during World War II in Washington November 11, 2015. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

A small U.S. flag and photograph honoring deceased U.S. Army veteran Anthony Knorowski are seen at the National World War II Memorial on Veteran‘s Day during a tribute to the more than 16 million men and women who served with U.S. armed forces during World War II in Washington November 11, 2015. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Names etched in black granite are seen on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall during Veterans day in Washington November 11, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

A Filipino soldier, Sergeant Emmanuel De Taza, plays Taps at the memorial hall where the names of fallen U.S soldiers are recorded on the walls, during Veterans Day ceremonies at the American cemetery in Taguig city, metro Manila November 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ezra Acayan

People visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall during Veterans day in Washington November 11, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

A veteran and a woman stand in front of a black granite wall with images of soldiers etched on it during a visit to the Korean War Veterans Memorial on Veterans day in Washington November 11, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point stand before the start of the Veteran‘s Day parade in New York November 11, 2015. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

Army Lieutenant Colonel Luta McGrath, the oldest known female World War Two veteran in the U.S., receives applause after U.S. President Barack Obama spoke of her during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, November 11, 2015. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio waves a U.S. flag during the Veterans‘ Day parade in New York November 11, 2015. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

A woman holds a U.S. national flag during a Veterans Day ceremony held at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, November 11, 2015. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, November 11, 2015. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders walks in the Veteran‘s Day parade in Lebanon, New Hampshire November 11, 2015. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders greets a group of children before walking in the Veteran‘s Day parade in Lebanon, New Hampshire November 11, 2015. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

War historians stand before the start of the Veteran‘s Day parade in New York November 11, 2015. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

Crowds of servicemen and women, politicians, veterans and families came together Wednesday, Nov. 11 to celebrate Veterans Day and honor those who have defended the U.S.