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Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Community Relations Coordinator, leads Boy Scout troop #460 in a Memorial Day project to place flags on graves in the Nashville National Memorial Cemetery.  Gary's work as a Scout Master and State Community Relations Coordinator illuminates his service to the people of Tennessee.  David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, ...

The original database describes this as: Title: Boy Scouts place flags at Nashville National Memorial Cemetery Production Date: 05/29/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 29, 2010 -- Gary Lima, TEMA Community ... More

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Installation Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Claudio Totteri, (Italian Army), Assistant Military Attach of the Embassy of Italy render a salute during the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, in memory of WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POW) interred at the Fort Meade Cemetery

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Installation Commander, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone... More

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Jim Murdock, USN, sounds Taps during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony at the Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. PO1 Murdock is a bugler with the US Navy's Sixth Fleet Band, Naples, Italy. Representatives of the US Navy, US Air Force and US Army joined the French military, French and American veterans' organizations at the ceremony. Fifty-two wreaths placed to honor the 861 American military veterans buried at Rhone who fought in southern France during World War II

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Jim Murdock, USN, sounds Taps during t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Draguignan State: Provence-Aples-Cote D'Azur Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, ... More

[U. S. Thunderjets Arrive at Rheims/MDAP]

[U. S. Thunderjets Arrive at Rheims/MDAP]

[U. S. Thunderjets Arrive at Rheims/MDAP] - [FRA-6202 through FRA-6214 and FRA-6250 through FRA-6263]

SGT. Lindee Montpelier, Va....LT. GEN. Frank E. Petersen Jr., right, commanding general, Marine Corps Development and Education Command, and SGT. MAJ. Bigness salute after placing a wreath at the grave of James Madison, fourth president of the United Stat

SGT. Lindee Montpelier, Va....LT. GEN. Frank E. Petersen Jr., right, c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A grave at the New Bern National Cemetery is decorated

A grave at the New Bern National Cemetery is decorated

A grave at the New Bern National Cemetery is decorated with memorabilia in New Bern, North Carolina. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for America's service members who fought and gave their lives for the Un... More

United States Air Force Honor Guard, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC, participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at the Suresnes American Military Cemetery in Paris, France

United States Air Force Honor Guard, Bolling Air Force Base, Washingto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Paris Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Esperanza Berrios, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Attendants of the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Service pay their respect to one of the nearly 4,000 headstones. The ceremony was held at Cambridge American Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Attendants of the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Service pay the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guardsmen, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremiah Johnson pays tribute to the former Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), John L. McLucas, by standing death watch while family members place flowers at his final resting place during his funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC)

US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guardsmen, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremiah John...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jera T. Stubblefield, USAF R... More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general lays a wreath at the grave of William Howard Taft in Arlington Nation... More

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI)

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI)

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel J. Roark, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum senior enlisted adviser, and Dr. Laurie Rush, Fort Dr... More

An American and Irish flag marks the grave of  Pvt.

An American and Irish flag marks the grave of Pvt.

An American and Irish flag marks the grave of Pvt. Joseph Maguire, a Musician in the Irish Brigade's Company C, 63rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment following a flag placing ceremony at at the Soldiers L... More

Sgt. 1st Class Stacie George, 1st Battalion, 518th

Sgt. 1st Class Stacie George, 1st Battalion, 518th

Sgt. 1st Class Stacie George, 1st Battalion, 518th Infantry Regiment, 98th Training Division (IET), places a wreath on the grave of a fallen servicemember. Volunteers helped place 2,300 wreaths on the graves of... More

The memorial to commemorate the fallen within 3rd Brigade

The memorial to commemorate the fallen within 3rd Brigade

The memorial to commemorate the fallen within 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Schofield Barracks Sept. 11.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec 16, 2017) – Capt. Jeff Farah, commanding

PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec 16, 2017) – Capt. Jeff Farah, commanding

PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec 16, 2017) – Capt. Jeff Farah, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), places a wreath on a fallen military members grave as part of a Wreaths Across America cerem... More

Col. Gary R. Charlton, vice commander of the 107th

Col. Gary R. Charlton, vice commander of the 107th

Col. Gary R. Charlton, vice commander of the 107th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, presents a wreath at the grave of President Millard Fillmore, on behalf of President Barack Obama, Forest Lawn... More

Vietnam veterans displayed a West Virginia Vietnam

Vietnam veterans displayed a West Virginia Vietnam

Vietnam veterans displayed a West Virginia Vietnam Veterans mobile wall at the military exhibition site during the 2017 National Jamboree held at Summit Bechtel Reserve near Glen Jean, W.Va., July 21, 2017. The... More

Tombstones at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Tombstones at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Tombstones at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial on May 28 (Memorial Day), 2018 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. The more than 9,000 graves are dedicated to the 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and ot... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Caroline M. Miller, commander of

U.S. Air Force Col. Caroline M. Miller, commander of

U.S. Air Force Col. Caroline M. Miller, commander of the 633rd Air Base Wing, lays a wreath on the grave of U.S. Army Pvt. Charles Veale during a Veterans Day Wreath Laying in Hampton, Va., Nov. 11, 2015. Veale... More

Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume Middleton’s grave rests in

Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume Middleton’s grave rests in

Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume Middleton’s grave rests in the churchyard of St. John's, Aug. 4, 2016, in Beck Row, England. Middleton died a war hero and was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. (U.S. Air Force phot... More

Chief Warrant 2 Scarlett Bernier, Tennessee Army National

Chief Warrant 2 Scarlett Bernier, Tennessee Army National

Chief Warrant 2 Scarlett Bernier, Tennessee Army National Guard, lays a wreath at the grave site of former president Andrew Jackson.

181215-N-XO654-0124 HAMPTON, Va. (Dec. 15, 2018)- A

181215-N-XO654-0124 HAMPTON, Va. (Dec. 15, 2018)- A

181215-N-XO654-0124 HAMPTON, Va. (Dec. 15, 2018)- A photo of headstones before wreaths are laid during a Wreaths Across America event located at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia. Wreaths Across Am... More

The twelfth tree and headstone sit next to each other

The twelfth tree and headstone sit next to each other

The twelfth tree and headstone sit next to each other near the 210th Field Artillery Brigade headquarters at Camp Casey, Republic of Korea, April 16. The 210th FAB command teams and local community leaders came... More

Wreaths lay on grave sites as part of a ceremony for

Wreaths lay on grave sites as part of a ceremony for

Wreaths lay on grave sites as part of a ceremony for Wreaths Across America Dec. 14, 2013. The program is designed to remember fallen service members, honor their service, and teach their history. (U.S. Army ph... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and Israeli

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and Israeli

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon sign the guestbook after laying a wreath at the grave of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Jerusalem May 16, 2014. Hagel ... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller,

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller,

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, left, and Col. Tyler J. Zagurski, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, center, salute the grave of Gen. Louis H. Wilson, Jr., 26th commandant o... More

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site of the 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. National Wreaths Ac... More

First Sgt. Miguel Antia, senior enlisted member,

First Sgt. Miguel Antia, senior enlisted member,

First Sgt. Miguel Antia, senior enlisted member, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, visited the Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia March 25, 2015. Col. Martin Liberts, Commander, Latvian N... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller,

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller,

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, left, lays a wreath at the grave of Gen. Louis H. Wilson, Jr., 26th commandant of the Marine Corps, Arlington, Va., Nov. 10, 2016. Neller visited to lay a w... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 18th Military Police Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany, stand at parade rest with the grave... More

Historical: Logging, National Forest Service photograph.

Historical: Logging, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

President Gerald R. Ford and Major General Frederic Davison Saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

President Gerald R. Ford and Major General Frederic Davison Saluting t...

Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs Public domain photograph of a monument, memorial, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson, Squadron Commander with

Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson, Squadron Commander with

Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson, Squadron Commander with 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, joins other 2/2 CR soldiers in helping Romanian military officials and local nationals to place a wreath at the grave si... More

Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, nature]

Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, natur...

Photographer: Laurent Fox--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/10/2012 Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, nature]

An interpretive device detailing the historical significance

An interpretive device detailing the historical significance

An interpretive device detailing the historical significance of President Lyndon B. Johnson's visit to Eufaula, Okla., to officially open the Eufaula Dam will be unveiled during the 50th Anniversary of Eufaula ... More

Staff Sgt. Jared Arehart, 911th Airlift Wing occupational

Staff Sgt. Jared Arehart, 911th Airlift Wing occupational

Staff Sgt. Jared Arehart, 911th Airlift Wing occupational safety technician, poses for a photo saluting graves of fallen members of the United States Armed Forces in honor of Memorial Day at the National Cemete... More

Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)

Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)

Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) escort the remains of Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Donald E. Underwood, 23, of River Rouge, Michigan, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, near W... More

President Barack Obama along with first lady Michelle

President Barack Obama along with first lady Michelle

President Barack Obama along with first lady Michelle Obama, former president Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lay a wreath at the grave site of John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. president, at A... More

National Park Service volunteer Dave Pearson speaks

National Park Service volunteer Dave Pearson speaks

National Park Service volunteer Dave Pearson speaks to a group of Arlington National Cemetery visitors at the marker of Union Gen. Edward Ord in Section 2 not far from Robert E. Lee’s Arlington House home on th... More

The grave of an Afghan rests on the side of a hill

The grave of an Afghan rests on the side of a hill

The grave of an Afghan rests on the side of a hill while a platoon of U.S. Army Soldiers pass by while on patrol in Jaghato District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, July 8. The Soldiers are assigned to 1st Plato... More

Col. Eric Laughton, commander of the 107th Medical

Col. Eric Laughton, commander of the 107th Medical

Col. Eric Laughton, commander of the 107th Medical Group, New York Air National Guard, lays a wreath at the grave of President Millard Fillmore on behalf of President Donald Trump during a ceremony honoring him... More

Family members placed flowers on the engraved names

Family members placed flowers on the engraved names

Family members placed flowers on the engraved names of the Sept. 11 memorial in New York City Sept. 11, 2019. People come from all over the world to pay their respects to the fallen individuals and their famili... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derrick Stenstrom, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derrick Stenstrom, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Derrick Stenstrom, 633rd Security Forces Squadron administration specialist, organizes wreaths for a National Wreaths Across America Remembrance ceremony at Hampton National Cemeter... More

Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce laid a

Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce laid a

Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce laid a wreath on behalf of the people of Australia at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Monday, April 1, 2013. Accompanying Bryce in presen... More

HONOLULU — California resident Preston Sharp arrived

HONOLULU — California resident Preston Sharp arrived

HONOLULU — California resident Preston Sharp arrived at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific with various organizations and other guests to decorate the graves and honor the veterans at the cemetery, N... More

Wreathes are laid to honor military members during

Wreathes are laid to honor military members during

Wreathes are laid to honor military members during a Memorial Day ceremony May 24, 2015, at St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France. The cemetery is home to more than 4,100 military members who lost ... More

U.S. Army Chaplains and family members attend a ceremony

U.S. Army Chaplains and family members attend a ceremony

U.S. Army Chaplains and family members attend a ceremony at Chaplain's Hill in honor of the 242nd U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Anniversary at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 28, 2017. A wreath wa... More

Over Memorial Day Weekend, family members visit gravesites

Over Memorial Day Weekend, family members visit gravesites

Over Memorial Day Weekend, family members visit gravesites of loved ones in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 24, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington Nationa... More

The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), Gen. James

The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), Gen. James

The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), Gen. James F. Amos, left, visits the grave of the 5th CMC, Archibald Henderson, in Arlington National Cemetery following the annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Marine... More

A sentinel of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old

A sentinel of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old

A sentinel of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), stands guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., June 15, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Mulderick)

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Fort Meade Installation Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Claudio Totteri (Italian Army), Assistant Military Attach of the Embassy of Italy, Washington D.C., stand at attention during the Wreath Laying Ceremony honoring WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POWs) buried at the Fort Meade Cemetery. In the background are Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Earl L. Ware (left), USA, and Warrant Officer Manuel Saetti, Italian Embassy

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Fort Meade Installation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone... More

The Air Force Honor Guard carries the coffin of Michael Hammer, AFL-CIO labor specialist in San Salvador for the State Department, to the grave site at Arlington National Cemetery after memorial services at the Fort Myer chapel

The Air Force Honor Guard carries the coffin of Michael Hammer, AFL-CI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A view of the gravestone of MAJ Richard L. Bakke, MAJ Harold L. Lewis, and TSGT Joel C. Mayo at the Arlington National Cemetery. These men were the Air Force members, who were killed while attempting the rescue of the 50 American hostages held in Iran

A view of the gravestone of MAJ Richard L. Bakke, MAJ Harold L. Lewis,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Flags line the driveway and adorn each grave at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, in observance of Memorial Day.

Flags line the driveway and adorn each grave at the National Memorial ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Highlights from Tenure of Secretary Mel Martinez

Highlights from Tenure of Secretary Mel Martinez

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Highlights from Tenure of Secretary Mel Martinez Subject Description: Highlights from tenure of Secretary Mel Martinez, 2001-2003. Creator: David... More

US COAST GUARD Arlington ceremony

US COAST GUARD Arlington ceremony

ARLINGTON, Va. - Photo of events during a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.

Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, nature]

Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, natur...

Photographer: Laurent Fox--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/10/2012 Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, nature]

Sixty-six trucks carrying 230,000 "Wreaths of Remembrance"

Sixty-six trucks carrying 230,000 "Wreaths of Remembrance"

Sixty-six trucks carrying 230,000 "Wreaths of Remembrance" arrived at Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 13, 2014. The 40,000 volunteers gathered to lay the wreaths at grave sites ... More

The Presidential wreath awaits the start of the wreath

The Presidential wreath awaits the start of the wreath

The Presidential wreath awaits the start of the wreath laying ceremony, held at the final resting place of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, also known as the Father of the Constitution, at... More

Many community members gathered at Central Texas State

Many community members gathered at Central Texas State

Many community members gathered at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Texas, to put flags at the grave sits of service members May 26, 2018. Adults and children gathered to assist with the flag la... More

National Day of Mourning honored in Wiesbaden

National Day of Mourning honored in Wiesbaden

The city of Wiesbaden, together with representatives of the U.S. Army, the Bundeswehr (German army) and the German War Graves Association, commemorated the dead of both world wars and the victims of National So... More

The names of 1,060 missing soldiers and Marines are

The names of 1,060 missing soldiers and Marines are

The names of 1,060 missing soldiers and Marines are inscribed on the walls of the Memorial Chapel, commissioned in 1930 by the American Battle Monuments Commission, in Belleau Wood. Above the inside entrance is... More

Christmas wreaths adorn headstones at the Central Texas

Christmas wreaths adorn headstones at the Central Texas

Christmas wreaths adorn headstones at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 30, 2013. More than 1,000 volunteers from the Fort Hood/Killeen area joined family members of the fallen to place more than 5... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeffrey Kim, a paratrooper with the

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeffrey Kim, a paratrooper with the

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeffrey Kim, a paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, stops at the grave of a British paratrooper at Oosterbeek cemetery Sept. 17, during a commemorative road march to pay tribute to tho... More

French high school students place U.S. and French flags

French high school students place U.S. and French flags

French high school students place U.S. and French flags at the graves of 4,153 WWI American Soldiers buried in the St. Mihiel American Military Cemetery located in Thiaucourt, France, Sep. 20. The local student... More

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 66 during the

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 66 during the

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 66 during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. On this day, volunteers place wreaths at every gravesite at... More

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) Secretary of Defense Ash

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) Secretary of Defense Ash

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald lay a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, March 29. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Offi... More

U.S. Marines and attendees pose for a photo during

U.S. Marines and attendees pose for a photo during

U.S. Marines and attendees pose for a photo during the Graves Hall dedication ceremony at The Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June, 5, 2017. Graves Hall is a student officer quarters dedicated to... More

Senior Master Sgt. Kent Kraiter, of the 119th Wing,

Senior Master Sgt. Kent Kraiter, of the 119th Wing,

Senior Master Sgt. Kent Kraiter, of the 119th Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, adjusts flowers placed on the grave of his father retired Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Kraiter, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam ... More

The Coast Guard Memorial on Coast Guard Hill in Arlington

The Coast Guard Memorial on Coast Guard Hill in Arlington

The Coast Guard Memorial on Coast Guard Hill in Arlington National Cemetery is seen Nov. 8, 2014, at the conclusion of the Flags Across America event in which volunteers placed American and Coast Guard flags on... More

The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson

The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson

The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon; a trumpeter and drummer from “The President’s Own” Marine Band; and Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct modified... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG). Flags dorn the field this Memorial Day

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG). Flags dorn the field this Memorial Day

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

The casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era rests on a bier at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery, prior to being lowered into the crypt. (Substandard image)

The casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era rests on a bie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT James W. Tate, USA Release Status: Released to... More

A cross marks the grave of Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant (SGT) Sylvester Antolak, one of many killed during the World War II fight for southern Italy in 1943-44. The American dead are buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery

A cross marks the grave of Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant (SGT) Syl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nettuno Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 David Greitzer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 114th Fighter Wing (FW), South Dakota (SD), Air National Guard (ANG), toured The National Cemetery of the Pacific, in Hawaii (HI)

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 114th Fighter Wing (FW), South ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael Chambers, USAF Release S... More

Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, nature]

Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, natur...

Photographer: Laurent Fox--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2012 Scenic views, Washington, D.C. : [Buildings, monuments, streets, nature]

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ivelisse Febo, left, with the

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ivelisse Febo, left, with the

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ivelisse Febo, left, with the 99th Regional Support Command Honor Guard, salutes at the grave site of President Grover Cleveland during a wreath-laying ceremony in Princeton Cemetery, N.J.,... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 100th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 100th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 100th Air Refueling Wing command chief and Chief Master Sgt. Clint Grizzell, 752nd Special Operations Group command, after laying down a poppy wreath during a ... More

Brig. Gen. Joseph Streff, Alaska Army National Guard

Brig. Gen. Joseph Streff, Alaska Army National Guard

Brig. Gen. Joseph Streff, Alaska Army National Guard assistant adjutant general, Army, and Col. Mark Colbrook, U.S. Army Alaska deputy commander, sustainment, pay respect to Medal of Honor recipient Marine Col.... More

U.S. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall and local representatives

U.S. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall and local representatives

U.S. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall and local representatives prepare to lay wreaths of poppies on the St. John’s Church War Graves Memorial in Beck Row, England, Nov. 12, 2017. The red flowers were chosen as the s... More

Brig. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, 10th Mountain Division

Brig. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, 10th Mountain Division

Brig. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum deputy commanding general, plants flags at the grave of the Randall family in Woods Mills cemetery on post. He joined 15 Soldiers from acros... More

A memorial stone clad with floral wreaths honors the

A memorial stone clad with floral wreaths honors the

A memorial stone clad with floral wreaths honors the A memorial stone adorned with floral wreaths honors the airborne spirit in Carre de Choux (Cabbage Patch), Carentan, France, June 2, 2017, in commemoration o... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Michael

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Michael

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Michael Mendoza, from Chula Vista, Calif., places a wreath on the grave of a service member during the 21st annual Wreaths Across America event held at Fort Rosec... More

Donna Betson visits the grave of her father, Army veteran

Donna Betson visits the grave of her father, Army veteran

Donna Betson visits the grave of her father, Army veteran Paul Evans Sr., at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky., Jan. 18. Betson is the chief fundraiser and lead proponent of the Wreaths Ac... More

A Coast Guard family takes a selfie during a Flags

A Coast Guard family takes a selfie during a Flags

A Coast Guard family takes a selfie during a Flags Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. Coast Guard members, their families and friends gathered to place Amer... More

Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Dennis and Command Sgt.

Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Dennis and Command Sgt.

Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Dennis and Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathon Ballard, Commander and Command Sgt. Maj. respectively of 1 Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry ... More

A memorial marker of U.S. Army Capt. Reginald Desiderio,

A memorial marker of U.S. Army Capt. Reginald Desiderio,

A memorial marker of U.S. Army Capt. Reginald Desiderio, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, lies in the ground Feb. 26, 2019, on United States Army Garrison Humphreys Memorial Park, Camp... More

An American flag is lowered during an annual commemorative

An American flag is lowered during an annual commemorative

An American flag is lowered during an annual commemorative ceremony at the tomb of Maj. Gen. Marquis de Lafayette July 4. Each year, on America's Independence Day, French and American military personnel, dignit... More

Senior Airman Mary Louise Van Diver, 4th Force Support

Senior Airman Mary Louise Van Diver, 4th Force Support

Senior Airman Mary Louise Van Diver, 4th Force Support Squadron food service specialist, walks to a gravesite at the Pikeville Cemetery in Pikeville, North Carolina, December 19, 2020. Members of the 4th Fighte... More

Poppy wreaths and a U.S. flag sit on a memorial after

Poppy wreaths and a U.S. flag sit on a memorial after

Poppy wreaths and a U.S. flag sit on a memorial after being placed there by service members and civilians representing the U.K., France, U.S. and other nations during a ceremony on Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 13, ... More

Norma Peterson and her daughter Alaina, 5, place a

Norma Peterson and her daughter Alaina, 5, place a

Norma Peterson and her daughter Alaina, 5, place a wreath on a headstone at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 30, 2013. More than 1,000 volunteers from the Fort Hood/Killeen area joined family memb... More

Gen. Jang Jun Gyu, Chief of Staff Republic of Korea

Gen. Jang Jun Gyu, Chief of Staff Republic of Korea

Gen. Jang Jun Gyu, Chief of Staff Republic of Korea Army, left, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, April 12, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Gen. Jang also visited the grav... More

The U.S. Forces Europe wreath lays in wait prior to

The U.S. Forces Europe wreath lays in wait prior to

The U.S. Forces Europe wreath lays in wait prior to the Memorial Day ceremony at Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial near Paris, France, May 27, 2018. Tens of thousands of U.S. service members from World Wa... More

Chief Master Sgt. Charisse Williamson, U.S. Embassy

Chief Master Sgt. Charisse Williamson, U.S. Embassy

Chief Master Sgt. Charisse Williamson, U.S. Embassy representative of the Defense Intelligence Agency, lays a bouquet on the grave of U.S. Army Pfc. Charles Roegiers at the community cemetery, Eeklo, Belgium, M... More

Wreaths Across America was celebrated at the West Point

Wreaths Across America was celebrated at the West Point

Wreaths Across America was celebrated at the West Point Cemetery Saturday, Dec. 1 at noon. Hundreds gathered for the event emplacing one wreath on each grave in the cemetery. Dr. Todd Crowder, United States Mi... More

Members of the New York Army National Guard Joint Force

Members of the New York Army National Guard Joint Force

Members of the New York Army National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Color Guard wait at parade rest during a ceremony honoring former President Martin Van Buren on Dec. 5, 2013, at the Dutch Reformed Cemetery ... More

Staff Sgt. Chris Burrows and Senior Airman Justin Harris,

Staff Sgt. Chris Burrows and Senior Airman Justin Harris,

Staff Sgt. Chris Burrows and Senior Airman Justin Harris, both of of 10th Security Forces Squadron and Steven Craver work together to place flags at the grave markers of veterans at the U.S. Air Force Academy C... More

The wreath laid by Penny Mordaunt, MP, United Kingdom’s

The wreath laid by Penny Mordaunt, MP, United Kingdom’s

The wreath laid by Penny Mordaunt, MP, United Kingdom’s minister of state for armed forces, rests in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Sept. 4, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Mor... More

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, from Minnesota, 165th Signal PHOTO Company, killed in action (KIA) August 25, 1944, during World War II is buried in the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach, France (FRA)

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: St Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

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