New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Louis Wilson and Brig. Gen. Ray Shields, director of Joint Staff, salute the gravesite of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, N.Y., Friday, Dec. 5 after laying a wreath presented by President Barack Obama. The New York National Guard's headquarters in Latham, N.Y., presents the presidential wreath at Van Buren's gravesite each year on the anniversary of his birth. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Eric Durr/Released)