Obama to mark holiday at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery outside Chicago . The president will be joined by first lady Michelle Obama, who is expected to lay a wreath on the grave of Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd. On Redstate.com , Erick Erickson writes , `` going to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns has ... everything to do with a Commander in Chief who seems to not like the military showing some basic respect to the men and women , alive and dead , who have actually kept us free . '' Blogger says absence from Arlington shows lack of respect for veterans . But some veterans groups say absence is OK , citing that of other presidents .
Obama to mark holiday at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery outside Chicago . The president will be joined by first lady Michelle Obama, who is expected to lay a wreath on the grave of Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd. Blogger says absence from Arlington shows lack of respect for veterans . But some veterans groups say absence is OK , citing that of other presidents .