Dale Hampton watches as his wife, Ann, places a rose
Dale Hampton watches as his wife, Ann, places a rose in honor of their daughter, U.S. Army Capt. Kimberly Hampton, during a ceremony at the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Memorial, Fort Bragg, N.C., May 21, 2013.... More
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah assemble at the base 9/11 memorial as they prepare to begin a nine-mile ruck sack march to commemorate Patriot Day at Forward Operating Base Fara... More
Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and the
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Canadian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin (left),
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Civilians, veterans and service members participate
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Soldiers and officers of the Combined Joint Task Force
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Cpl. Lathan Faver, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman
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Jennifer Scroggins, spouse of retired U.S. Air Force
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Brigadier Gen. Tony L. Wright, 88th Readiness Division
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Col. Michael DiDio, 180th Fighter Wing Commander, highlights
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Transit Center at Manas honor guardsmen stand at ease
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Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing start a 9/11
Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing start a 9/11 memorial run after the 9/11 memorial ceremony, September 11, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Following the ceremony, five-, nine- and 11-mile runs were h... More
Kahu Manu Mook presents a conch shell and oli during
Kahu Manu Mook presents a conch shell and oli during the 2016 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Nov. 11, 2016. The theme for the ceremony was “Veterans: ... More
Audrey Hsieh visits the gravesite of U.S. Marine Corps
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Cpl. David Hernandez, 24 — Chicago, Illinois I was
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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding officer
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, cheers for U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Wilson Berlin, a security force member of PRT Farah, as Berlin completes a f... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tara Opielowski, 18th Security
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tara Opielowski, 18th Security Forces Squadron commander, gives opening remarks during the Kadena Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Sept. 11, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Ja... More
Keesler Airmen participate in the POW/MIA retreat ceremony
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Forrest Privette, 18th
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Schafer, 18th Civil
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Rothering with
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U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S.
U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, left, and Adm. Scott H. Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, applaud during the 2016 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii Stat... More
U.S. Marines with Combined Arms Training Center (CATC)
U.S. Marines with Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji stand in formation during the Fuji Fire Memorial at Big Guns Gym on CATC Camp Fuji, Gotemba, Japan, Oct. 18, 2019. The ceremony is held annually ... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest performs
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest performs a burpee during a circuit course at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, July 21, 2017. The circuit course was held to commemorate the 15 Marines and one Sailor w... More
Members of the Keesler Air Force Base Marine Detachment
Members of the Keesler Air Force Base Marine Detachment participate in a 3.7 mile remembrance run across the Ocean Springs/Biloxi Bridge in Mississippi, Sept. 8, 2018. The event honored those who lost their liv... More
Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah assemble
Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah assemble at the base 9/11 memorial for a ceremony to commemorate Patriot Day at Foward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11. PRT Farah is a... More
The Korean representative of the war veterans salutes
The Korean representative of the war veterans salutes to the wreath after dedicating the wreath at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery during the 68th anniversary of the UN Day celebration on Oct. 24 at UN Mem... More
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) honor guard
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) honor guard places a wreath before Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, commanding general of the 101st and Fort Campbell, and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Nowak, command sergeant m... More
Col. Bob Reeves, 30th Space Wing vice commander, poses
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Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military
Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military Police Command’s 352nd MP Company, based in Rockville, Md., marched on Constitution Avenue on the National Memorial Day Parade 2014. Several dozen Soldiers t... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Kennon, an Airman assigned
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Spc. Tyler Evans, a gunner with Troop B, 3rd Squadron,
Spc. Tyler Evans, a gunner with Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Gloucester, Mass.: "I'm going to try to take a pass and go home [to Mass... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accunting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accunting Agency (DPAA) and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit one, Co. 1-6, render honors while conducting a repatriation ceremony in Koror, Palau, Feb. 23, 2018. Th... More
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah assemble for a group photo at the base 9/11 memorial prior to beginning a nine-mile ruck sack march to commemorate Patriot Day at Forward Operati... More
Jackie, left, and Jim Kenny visit the gravesite of
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Sgt. Claudia Padilla, property book noncommissioned
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Airman 1st Class Aaron Marks, 2nd Force Support Squadron
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U.S. Marines and sailors with Task Force Koa Moana
U.S. Marines and sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 17, and local children clean up a memorial site on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, June 19, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve theater security, a... More
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah participate in a nine-mile ruck sack march to commemorate Patriot Day at Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11. PRT... More
Air Commando Ruckers look at an aircraft on Hurlburt
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Stand Tall, US Marine Corps Photo
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Members of the 4th Fighter Wing Fire Department present
Members of the 4th Fighter Wing Fire Department present the colors during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Seymour Johnson AFB and Americans across... More
Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), lower one American flag as they prepare to raise a second flag high above the camp Sept. 11. The unit flew and folded 50 flags to facilitate r... More
The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade families and aviators
The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade families and aviators placed roses at the brigade memorial, May 21 in honor of each of the brigade’s aviators who have fallen in combat. Those who fell during the brigade’s most... More
The Tri-command leadership salute during the national
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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and 18th Chairman of
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U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Tommy Phillp (left) prepares
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Volunteers place roses on headstones in Section 60
Volunteers place roses on headstones in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Memorial Day Flowers Foundation handed out and placed on headstones over 120,000 roses and carn... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Garrison (USAG)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) and civilians living in the community celebrate Black History Month at the Von Steuben Community Center at the Bis... More
John Tobe, Japanese American Citizens League, D.C.
John Tobe, Japanese American Citizens League, D.C. chapter president, gives remarks during the JACL and the Japanese American Veterans Association’s annual Memorial Day Service in the Columbarium Courtyard at A... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Matthew Kidder, company
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Matthew Kidder, company first sergeant, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, presents an American flag to the parents of fallen Lance Cpl. Austin Cahill, a vehicle com... More
U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting
U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma participate in Yuma's local 9/11 Moving Tribute 5K in Yuma, Ariz., ... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tiquan Real, with 56th
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Lt. Taylor Smith, commanding officer of Coast Guard
Lt. Taylor Smith, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, salutes with members of Station Atlantic City during a ceremony honoring the 87th anniversary of five Coast Guard members who lost thei... More
Ammie McRae Jenkins, guest speaker at Fort Bragg’s
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Remembering a friend, US Army Photo
U.S. Army Sgt. Monique Hoover, a supply sergeant for the 3rd Brigade Support Battalion with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team of the famous 3rd Infantry Division, reflects while training in the field at the H... More
Holly Fisher, 81st Force Support Squadron Air Force
Holly Fisher, 81st Force Support Squadron Air Force Families Forever coordinator, delivers remarks during the Butterfly Release Ceremony honoring Keesler's Fallen Heroes at the Marina at Keesler Air Force Base,... More
Eleven Marines from the Combat Center were honored
Eleven Marines from the Combat Center were honored guests of the students and staff of Palm Vista Elementary School during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the school, Sept. 11, 2012.
Brad and Cindy Bordes, grandparents of U.S. Air Force
Brad and Cindy Bordes, grandparents of U.S. Air Force Airman Noah Hill, 81st Security Forces Squadron entry controller, inspect uniforms and equipment worn by 81st SFS Airmen during the 81st SFS open house at K... More
Air Force Special Operations Command hosted the annual
Air Force Special Operations Command hosted the annual Run to Honor 5k run/ruck at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 10, 2019. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Forrest Sibley was killed in action in Afghanistan while assig... More
190911-N-VR594-1005 SANTA RITA, Guam (Sept. 11, 2019)
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Guardsmen held pictures of fallen comrades during the
Guardsmen held pictures of fallen comrades during the memorial hike up Piestewa Peak Sept. 11, 2011. This event was held to remember Americans who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks and service members k... More
Members of the 81st Training Support Squadron participate
Members of the 81st Training Support Squadron participate in Keesler's POW/MIA 24-hour memorial run and vigil at the Crotwell Track at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 20, 2018. The event was held to ... More
U.S. Navy Electricians Mate 1st Class Roger Rheault,
U.S. Navy Electricians Mate 1st Class Roger Rheault, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler instructor, plays taps during a 9/11 memorial ceremony hosted by CNATTU Keesler in front of the 81s... More
Col. Patrick Hynes (left), commander of the 2nd Brigade
Col. Patrick Hynes (left), commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Nall (right) present Ammie McRae Jenkins with the Iron Mike Award for speaking at Fort ... More
Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader
Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The... More
U.S. Marines assigned to units across 1st Marine
U.S. Marines assigned to units across 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Sailors, civilians, friends and family attend the memorial service of Maj. Elizabeth R. Kealy, a UH-1Y Venom "Super Huey" pilot, and Capt. A... More
Aliman Temirbek sings the Kyrgyz Republic National
Aliman Temirbek sings the Kyrgyz Republic National Anthem during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 11, 2012. Both the American and Kyrgyz Republic national anthems we... More
Keesler Airmen participate in folding the U.S. Flag
Keesler Airmen participate in folding the U.S. Flag during the POW/MIA retreat ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 20, 2019. The event was held to raise awareness and to pay tribute to all pr... More
U.S. Navy Lt. David Berlin (left), a member of Provincial
U.S. Navy Lt. David Berlin (left), a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, completes a five kilometer run in commemoration of Patriot Day at Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, ... More
Hampton National Cemetery Wreath Laying Ceremony
Lt. Col. Wade Wallace, executive officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and Staff Sgt. Stephanie Lampear, staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Installation Personnel ... More
For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend entails grilling
For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend entails grilling out, having beach parties and beginning the summer vacation season, but for many it is a seldom reminder of the sacrifices of the men and women that hav... More
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and 18th Chairman of
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The family of fallen U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin
The family of fallen U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Cahill, a vehicle commander with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, attend his memorial service at the base chapel, Marine Corps Base Hawaii,... More
Dr. Bruce dePyssler, son to retired Col. Steven L.
Dr. Bruce dePyssler, son to retired Col. Steven L. dePyssler, speaks to a crowd during a memorial service for Col. dePyssler at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 31, 2020. dePyssler held every enlisted, warra... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Neal with the USS Makin
Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Neal with the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) plays taps on his bugle as part of the memorial ceremony of Cpl. Spears on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Oct. 8. Cpl. Sp... More
U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting
U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma participate in Yuma's local 9/11 Moving Tribute 5K in Yuma, Ariz., ... More
Timothy Frank, Arlington National Cemetery historian,
Timothy Frank, Arlington National Cemetery historian, talks during History Series Special Narrated Tours: Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day: Never Forgotten, Sept. 16, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Th... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cordarius Lewis, 81st Security
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cordarius Lewis, 81st Security Forces Squadron operations NCO in charge, stands in formation during the 81st SFS retreat ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 18, 2018.... More
190911-N-CL027-1058 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 11, 2019)
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Air Force Sergeants Association members march in the
Air Force Sergeants Association members march in the 19th Annual Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade in DíIberville, Mississippi, Nov. 9, 2019. Keesler Air Force Base leadership, along with hundreds of Airmen, atten... More
Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military
Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military Police Command’s 352nd MP Company, based in Rockville, Md., marched on Constitution Avenue on the National Memorial Day Parade 2014. Several dozen Soldiers t... More
Maj. Christopher W. Simpson, Company C Commander, reminds
Maj. Christopher W. Simpson, Company C Commander, reminds his Marines and sailors about the importance of Memorial Day at Hampstead Barracks, South Australia, Australia, May 30, 2016. To commemorate fallen brot... More
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction
Forward deployed members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah participate in a 5K run to commemorate Patriot Day at Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11. PRT Farah is a unit of... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accunting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accunting Agency (DPAA) and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One Company 1-6 conduct a repatriation ceremony in Koror, Palau, Feb. 23, 2018. The repatriation ceremo... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Schafer, 18th Civil
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Schafer, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron lead firefighter, walks up a flight of stairs during the Kadena Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Sept. 11, 2018, at Kade... More
Col. Michael DiDio, 180th Fighter Wing Commander, places
Col. Michael DiDio, 180th Fighter Wing Commander, places wreaths on service member headstones, alongside more than 400 volunteers, at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania, Ohio, Dec. 14, 2019, following the officia... More
U.S. MarineCorps Lance Cpl. Carlos Escobarurbina with
U.S. MarineCorps Lance Cpl. Carlos Escobarurbina with Task Force Koa Moana 17 and a local child clean up a memorial site on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, June 19, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to impro... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Roark, the senior enlisted
Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Roark, the senior enlisted officer for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Col. Michael J. Simmering, the brigade commander of the 3rd BCT, 3rd ID, carry a wreath to... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ron Hale, 81st Training Support
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ron Hale, 81st Training Support Squadron radar airfield weather systems section lead, reads the names of those who were prisoners of war or are missing in action during Keesler's POW/M... More
An event program is on display at the annual Dr. Martin
An event program is on display at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon at the Bay Breeze Event Center on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Jan. 15, 2019. The 81st Training Wing and Wing St... More
Wanda Lopez (left), Gold Star spouse of Staff Sgt.
Wanda Lopez (left), Gold Star spouse of Staff Sgt. Steven Tudor, a 4th Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment Soldier killed in Iraq, visits the Polar Bear headquarters with Staff Sgt. Justin Daniels, following the 1... More
Students of Dexter Elementary School watch as the Flag
Students of Dexter Elementary School watch as the Flag is raised on Sept. 11. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, along with fir... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Brzak, command sergeant
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Scott A. Brzak, command sergeant major with 25th Infantry Division, speaks to Korean War veterans during the 2016 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Ka... More
Airmen assigned to the 97th Civil Engineering Squadron
Airmen assigned to the 97th Civil Engineering Squadron and 97th Security Forces Squadron post the colors during the National Anthem during the 9/11 memorial ceremony, September 11, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base... More
U.S. Army Col. Gary R. Studniewski, command chaplain
U.S. Army Col. Gary R. Studniewski, command chaplain for Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Military District of Washington, gives remarks after placing American flags on grave sites ... More
Mike Bradford releases a butterfly in memory of his
Mike Bradford releases a butterfly in memory of his son, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brian Bradford, during the Butterfly Release Ceremony honoring Keesler's Fallen Heroes at the Marina at Keesler Air Force... More
Kendall W. Brock, a retired Air Force chief master
Kendall W. Brock, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, speaks to friends at the annual retiree day event on June 21, 2017, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. Brock retired from the 157th Air Refueling... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Gioia, left, and Thane
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Gioia, left, and Thane Sandy, 81st Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructors, calculates target scores during the 81st SFS law enforcement team competition shoot in the in... More
Jennifer Seeder, military spouse, carries her son,
Jennifer Seeder, military spouse, carries her son, Hank, 1, while laying flowers on service members’ graves after a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia, May 28,... More