[Photo of President-elect Obama and Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth at wreath laying ceremony at the Bronze Soldiers Memorial by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP]
At 11 am CST today, Veterans' Day, President-elect Barack Obama arrived at a bronze memorial at Chicago's Soldier Field.
Wearing a dark overcoat, the president-elect walked to the memorial with Tammy Duckworth, a wounded Iraq War veteran and director of the Department of Veterans Affairs for Illinois.
With her at his side, he picked up a wreath placed in front of the memorial and carried it a few feet forward, then set it directly in front of the bronze memorial.
Obama bowed his head for a moment. Then, with Duckworth, they put their right hand their forehead, saluted and walked away with Duckworth. Only a few dozen spectators were present on this crisp day.
A salute like his is a symbol of respect for our fallen heroes. It really has nothing to do with military experience - Ronald Reagan did it all the time.
As a Vet I am proud of the way he did this.
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