TAFT HONORS VETERANS--Gov. Bob Taft takes part in the annual Memorial Day Wreath Laying and Commemoration at the Ohio Veteran's Plazza Memorial, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, May 26, 2000. Next to Taft are: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andre Martin, U.S. Marine Cpl. J.T. Quintana and U.S. Navy EN-1 Dwight Williams. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)