[BufordP]

Would I be wrong if I thought most reading the thread were given the impression the photo was taken on Veteran’s Day given the timing? More fodder for snopes.com.

[deks]

It's best when the photos and other posts we put up here on FR are verified to the greatest degree possible. I hope we are not slipping in that regard. Perhaps a video recording of the whole event would tell a fuller story.

Someone on another thread posted a different picture identified as being on 5-25-09, that matched the clothing in the picture at the top of this thread...leading me to believe that it is from 5-25-09 as well.

I've now found a few other photos of that day... it's not that hard to do (see below).

U.S. President Barack Obama is saluted by Admiral Michael Mullen, left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Major General Richard Rowe, commander of the Military District of Washington, D.C., during Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 25, 2009.

http://www.upi.com/topic/Michael_Mullen/photos/pg-2/

President Barack Obama and Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, bow their heads during a Memorial Day ceremony today at Arlington National Cemetery.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/may/25/memorial-day-compromise-obama-sends-wreaths-confed/

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Barack Obama render honors during the playing of the National Anthem during Memorial Day commemorations at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 25, 2009

http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?ID=97

President Obama pays tribute to veterans at a wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday [5-25-09].

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/25/obama.memorial.day/index.html