A Soldier from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) displays the Minister of Defense-The State of Israel wreath during an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath Laying ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-Nati...

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general, thanks Moshe Ya'alon, Israeli Minister of Defense for taking time to honor America's fallen at the T...

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general, and Moshe Ya'alon, Israeli Minister of Defense, render honors during an Armed Forces Full Honors Wre...

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general, and Moshe Ya'alon, Israeli Minister of Defense, pause for a moment after an Armed Forces Full Honors...

Moshe Ya'alon, Israeli Minister of Defense, lays a wreath during an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath Laying ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washi...

ARLINGTON, Va. (Oct. 21, 2014) -- Israeli Minister of Defense, Moshe Ya'alon, participated in an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath Laying ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

Later in the day, Ya'alon met with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon to discuss issues of mutual importance to both their nations.

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