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are paying tribute to those who served and those who lost their lives fighting for this country. today both president obama and his presumed republican presidential rival mitt romney will be celebrating and participating in observances. nbcs brian mooar reports. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of bikers roared into the nations capital on the 25th annual run of rolling thunder. a moving tribute to americans who served and sacrificed. many of these bikers are veterans. and in this ele...

affect them. >> its not enough just to make a speech about how much we value veterans. its not enough just to remember them on memorial day. >> reporter: president obamas touting what hes done to help veterans. mitt romney promises to keep the military itself strong. hell be marking memorial day with john mccain who lost the 2008 election, but won with veterans. the senator and war hero is paying tribute to the heroes he served with in the vietnam war. >> our motto was home with honor....