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Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the eldest son of former US President Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach, France (FRA), on D-Day, June 6, 1944. More than 9,000 Americans killed in Normandy during World War II (WWII) were laid to rest in the American Cemetery in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. Among those buried are more than 300 unknown Soldiers

Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... 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)

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

On shore leave from the USS ENTERPRISE (CV 65), Lieutenant (LT) Garner Sutton from Orlando, Florida, reads the headstones of fallen World War II Americans at the Rhone American Cemetery in Draguignan, France

On shore leave from the USS ENTERPRISE (CV 65), Lieutenant (LT) Garner...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) State: Draguingnan Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Martin Maddock, USN Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Photograph of Forest Industry Making Use of Cones, Ground Pine, Spagnum Moss

Photograph of Forest Industry Making Use of Cones, Ground Pine, Spagnu...

Original caption: Superior Foliage Preserving Co. Forest industry making use of cones, ground pine, spagnum moss, etc. in manufacture of wreaths, grave blankets, painted cones for Xmas Tree decorations, etc. L... More

Lieutenant General William R. Etnyre, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Sergeant Major T. J. Strezlecki salute during a ceremony at the grave of James Madison, fourth president of the United States. The gravesite is located at Montpelier

Lieutenant General William R. Etnyre, Commanding General, Marine Corps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Montpelier State: Vermont (VT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL R. A. Glover, Usmc Release Status: Released t... More

The memorial dedicated to all the members of the Ugly Angels unit who fought in Vietnam, was established on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on July 8, 2000. Arriving in Vietnam in April of 1962 until August of 1969, the Ugly Angels were the longest serving squadron in Vietnam

The memorial dedicated to all the members of the Ugly Angels unit who ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Stephen R. Volny, Usmc Rele... More

A sentinel from the elite 3rd US Armys "The Old Guard," stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia, guards The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia

A sentinel from the elite 3rd US Armys "The Old Guard," stationed at F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joseph Lozada, USAF Release Status:... More

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard transport the coffin carrying the remains ofUSAF SENIOR Airmen (SRA) Jason Cunningham to its final resting place during the Graveside Funeral Service held at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (VA). SRA Cunningham, a Pararescueman, was killed in action in Afghanistan during Operation ANACONDA

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard transport the coffin ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mark D. Smith, USAF Release... More

As a bugler plays taps in the background, three US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Service Platoon, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Headquarters Group (HG), stand a rest in front of a reconstructed cross and the British Flag, during a Ceremony held to rededicate the World War I (WWI) era British Cemetery, located in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

As a bugler plays taps in the background, three US Marine Corps (USMC)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Flags of the former Soviet Union planted on the graves of fallen soldiers before the opening of the Rememberance Day Ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Camp Denali, Fort Richardson, Alaska, on Nov. 11, 1004.U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN De-Juan Haley) (Released)

Flags of the former Soviet Union planted on the graves of fallen soldi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN De-Dejuan Haley Release Status: R... More

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here [412-APD-540-JPEG-2009-11-18_Lower9Ward_027.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sus...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here

USS Bataan, US Navy Photogrpah, Virginia Beach

USS Bataan, US Navy Photogrpah, Virginia Beach

Chief Petty Officer Larry Simpson, an aviation ordnanceman (sel.) assigned to the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), pulls weeds around the Bataan and Corregidor Memorial at Joint Expediti... More

[Sustainability 2] 412-DSP-2-Sustainability_106.jpg

[Sustainability 2] 412-DSP-2-Sustainability_106.jpg

The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Description: Forward thinking planting areas catch storm runoff. Runoff is funneled into catchment areas and allowed to... More

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

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

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

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wreath

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wreath

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wreath sits on display at a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2019. The eve... More

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Gary

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Gary

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Gary L. Thomas and Col. Teague A. Pastel, commanding officer, Marine Barracks Washington, salutes the grave of Pfc. Bill Johnson after laying a wreath for the 245th... More

An American flag left at the National 9/11 Memorial

An American flag left at the National 9/11 Memorial

An American flag left at the National 9/11 Memorial blows in the wind Nov. 14. More than 25 Soldiers from units across Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., visited the memorial, honoring the lives lost Sept. 11, 2001,... More

Lino Rullo, president emeritus of the Dante Alighieri

Lino Rullo, president emeritus of the Dante Alighieri

Lino Rullo, president emeritus of the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts, left, and Luigi Munno, deputy consul general of Italy in Boston, stand beside the memorial wreath placed at the gravesite of two I... More

The Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff,

The Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff,

The Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky. Soldiers and civilians from U.S. Army Human Resources Command and half a dozen other units and organizations on nearby Fort Knox help remove and recycle m... More

Major Stephen Kitchen, a member of the New York National

Major Stephen Kitchen, a member of the New York National

Major Stephen Kitchen, a member of the New York National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division headquarters, and a veteran of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry,and another Soldier place a memorial wreath at the Grand Ar... More

201102-N-ZU710-0117 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Dec.

201102-N-ZU710-0117 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Dec.

201102-N-ZU710-0117 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Dec. 21, 2020) UN Memorial Cemetery Ceremonial Guard assists a family member in laying flowers at the grave of Russell Harold Johnstad, a Korean War veteran. The UN... More

Jennifer Seeder, military spouse, carries her son,

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

Small American flags stand in front of each service

Small American flags stand in front of each service

Small American flags stand in front of each service member's grave stone during the Memorial Day observation service May 22.

Boy Scouts from Fort Knox Troop 155 lead the crowd

Boy Scouts from Fort Knox Troop 155 lead the crowd

Boy Scouts from Fort Knox Troop 155 lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance at the Wreaths Across America event at Fort Knox’s Main Post Cemetery Dec. 14, 2019.

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

Jack Kantz sets flowers at his brother’s grave during

Jack Kantz sets flowers at his brother’s grave during

Jack Kantz sets flowers at his brother’s grave during Memorial Day weekend at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, S.D., May 26, 2018. Whenever a service member is interned at a cemetery, the ceremo... More

Secretary of the Army John McHugh, along with commanding

Secretary of the Army John McHugh, along with commanding

Secretary of the Army John McHugh, along with commanding general U.S. Army Pacific Vincent Brooks and director, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Gene Castagnetti visit the burial site of the late Hawa... More

Matteo Renzi, left, Prime Minster of Italy, and Maj.

Matteo Renzi, left, Prime Minster of Italy, and Maj.

Matteo Renzi, left, Prime Minster of Italy, and Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, commanding general Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington, participate in a w... More

Brig. Gen. John Andonie, the New York National Guard

Brig. Gen. John Andonie, the New York National Guard

Brig. Gen. John Andonie, the New York National Guard Director of Joint Staff and New York Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski lpresent arms while Taps is played after laying a wreath at the grave of President C... More

Vice President Mike Pence (center left) and NASA

Vice President Mike Pence (center left) and NASA

Vice President Mike Pence (center left) and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (center right) participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the graves of Apollo 1 crew members, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Virgil Griss... More

A rose and some stones lay atop a grave at Section

A rose and some stones lay atop a grave at Section

A rose and some stones lay atop a grave at Section 60 of the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. May 27, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Laura Buchta/Released)

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, center, and the Commanding Officer of Marine Barracks Washington, Col. Christian G. Cabaniss, left, stand by as a wreath is placed at the grave of t... More

Untitled - Political cartoon, public domain image

Untitled - Political cartoon, public domain image

Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain photograph - monument, cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free... More

During the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, a wreath is laid at the headstone of Agostine Maffeis, one of two WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POW) buried at the Fort Meade Cemetery

During the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, a wreath is laid at the hea...

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

[Marshall Plan Aid to French Tourism Shown at Paris Exhibition]

[Marshall Plan Aid to French Tourism Shown at Paris Exhibition]

[Marshall Plan Aid to French Tourism Shown at Paris Exhibition] - [PAR-1532 through PAR-1565]

[ECA Agricultural Exhibit - Malesherbes]

[ECA Agricultural Exhibit - Malesherbes]

[ECA Agricultural Exhibit - Malesherbes] - [FRA-2125 through FRA-2150] Public domain photograph of a monument, memorial, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SGT. Lindee Montpelier, Va....LT. GEN. Frank E. Petersen, commanding general, Marine Corps Development and Education Command, places a wreath at the grave of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, during a ceremony marking the 236th ann

SGT. Lindee Montpelier, Va....LT. GEN. Frank E. Petersen, commanding g...

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

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

Flags and flower leis adorn each grave in the National Memorial Cemete...

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

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, U.S. Secretary of Defense, is given a tour at the grave sites of the U.S. President Harry S. Truman and his wife, Mrs. Bess Truman, by museum director Mike Devine during his visit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo., on March 2, 2006. The purpose of his visit was to pay tribute to the first U.S. president of the Cold War era and to consider what lessons might be drawn from that important period in our history. (DoD photo by PETTY Officer 1ST Class Chad J. McNeeley) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, U.S. Secretary of Defense, is ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Independence State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO1 Chad J. Mcneeley, USN Release Status: Relea... More

Holgate, N.J., Feb. 22, 2013 -- This residence is due for demolition after Hurricane Sandy devastated this mobile home parking lot. Rosanna Arias/FEMA

Holgate, N.J., Feb. 22, 2013 -- This residence is due for demolition a...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Rosanna Arias City/State: Holgate, NJ Keywords: U.S. holgate new jersey north america united states hurrica... More

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Hundreds of wreaths lay in piles

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Hundreds of wreaths lay in piles

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Hundreds of wreaths lay in piles around Los Gatos Memorial Park as they await their eventual placement upon the graves of fallen service members for the Wreaths Across America ceremony, Dec.... More

For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend entails grilling

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

Flags, flowers and other mementos adorn headstones

Flags, flowers and other mementos adorn headstones

Flags, flowers and other mementos adorn headstones in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 27, 2018. Every year over Memorial Day weekend, over 135,000 visitors come to Arlington ... More

The headstone for the grave of Coast Guard Signalman

The headstone for the grave of Coast Guard Signalman

The headstone for the grave of Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas Munro marks his final resting place at Laurel Hill Memorial Park, Cle Elum, Wash., Sept 27, 2017. Munro, the Coast Guard’s only Medal of ... More

191214-N-XX082-0019 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 14, 2019) Cryptologic

191214-N-XX082-0019 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 14, 2019) Cryptologic

191214-N-XX082-0019 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 14, 2019) Cryptologic Technician (Collections) 1st Class Craig Bowen II, attached to Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) San Diego, lays a wreath on the grave of a fa... More

Volunteers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces

Volunteers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces

Volunteers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa clean grave markers at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France, Aug. 19, 2020. The cemetery is the largest burial site of WWII service m... More

Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the

Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the

Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, salutes the grave of Cpl. Rene Gagnon, one of the flag raisers from the famous Iwo Jima photograph, during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington... More

U.S. Marines, active duty and retired, and civilians

U.S. Marines, active duty and retired, and civilians

U.S. Marines, active duty and retired, and civilians attend a ceremony at the Onslow Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Jacksonville, N.C., April 28, 2012. The ceremony honored veterans who died in both past and presen... More

Rick Bodenschatz, President of the Historical Association

Rick Bodenschatz, President of the Historical Association

Rick Bodenschatz, President of the Historical Association of Tobyhanna Township, places a stone of remembrance on the grave of Army Pvt. William Christman while Christman family members look on during a ceremon... More

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Perez, 26th Aerial Port Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Perez, 26th Aerial Port Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Perez, 26th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor, visits the grave of his father Sept. 25, 2020, at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. ... More

The color guard exits the Somme American Cemetery after

The color guard exits the Somme American Cemetery after

The color guard exits the Somme American Cemetery after a Memorial Day ceremony Sunday, May 24, 2015, in Bony, France. Brig. Gen. Arlan DeBlieck, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 7th Civil Support ... More

The 7th Mission Support Command´s Public Affairs Office

The 7th Mission Support Command´s Public Affairs Office

The 7th Mission Support Command´s Public Affairs Office surveys the St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial in Thiaucourt, France, Sep. 18, 2018 in preparation for the World War I Centennial Commemoration of ... More

Airmen from the 41st Airlift Squadron and 19th Aircraft

Airmen from the 41st Airlift Squadron and 19th Aircraft

Airmen from the 41st Airlift Squadron and 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron visited U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. R.L. Tyler’s grave at the Manila American Cemetery in Minila, Philippines, Feb. 18, 2020. In 1942, ... More

Margaret Collier was buried at St. Patrick’s Cemetery

Margaret Collier was buried at St. Patrick’s Cemetery

Margaret Collier was buried at St. Patrick’s Cemetery across the road from the Fort Knox Post Cemetery in 1991, near many of the Soldiers she supported.

A Coast Guard family member takes part in Flags Across

A Coast Guard family member takes part in Flags Across

A Coast Guard family member takes part in Flags Across America ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. During the event, volunteers placed Coast Guard and National Ensigns o... More

Members of the local community placed wreaths on veterans

Members of the local community placed wreaths on veterans

Members of the local community placed wreaths on veterans graves during a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Devens Cemetery Dec. 14, 2019. The first Wreaths Across America ceremony was held at Arlingt... More

Dozens of organizations and scores of volunteers came

Dozens of organizations and scores of volunteers came

Dozens of organizations and scores of volunteers came together at the National Veterans Cemetery in Bourne, Mass. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, to remember and honor those who served in defense of the nation. The... More

Students with Bolden Elementary/Middle school aboard

Students with Bolden Elementary/Middle school aboard

Students with Bolden Elementary/Middle school aboard Laurel Bay Community Housing demonstrated their respect in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, Sept. 11, 2014. The students retired an Amer... More

U.S. Army Soldiers stand with Belgian men by the grave

U.S. Army Soldiers stand with Belgian men by the grave

U.S. Army Soldiers stand with Belgian men by the grave of U.S. Army Pfc. John Bekaert at the Campo Santo cemetery in Ghent, Belgium, May 28th, 2019. U.S. Airmen and Soldiers came together during the isolated gr... More

U.S. service members conduct a ceremony in honor of

U.S. service members conduct a ceremony in honor of

U.S. service members conduct a ceremony in honor of Memorial Day in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, May 28, 2016. Hundreds of Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, family members, local citizens and honored guests gath... More

Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George Patton,

Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George Patton,

Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George Patton, lays a wreath at her grandfather’s grave during a Veterans Day event at the Luxembourg American Military Cemetery in Luxembourg on Nov. 11, 2015. The event ... More

U.S. Service members conduct a ceremony in honor of

U.S. Service members conduct a ceremony in honor of

U.S. Service members conduct a ceremony in honor of Memorial Day in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, May 28, 2016. Hundreds of Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, family members, local citizens and honored guests gath... More

Dozens of organizations and scores of volunteers came

Dozens of organizations and scores of volunteers came

Dozens of organizations and scores of volunteers came together at the National Veterans Cemetery in Bourne, Mass. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, to remember and honor those who served in defense of the nation. The... More

190606-N-WO404-559
NORMANDY, France (June 6, 2019)

190606-N-WO404-559 NORMANDY, France (June 6, 2019)

190606-N-WO404-559 NORMANDY, France (June 6, 2019) Theresa May, prime minister of Britain, departs the platform after delivering remarks during a commemorative service at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’... More

[American Cemetery at Fere-en-Tardenois]

[American Cemetery at Fere-en-Tardenois]

[American Cemetery at Fere-en-Tardenois] - [FRA-7211 through FRA-7213]

The white crosses of Americans soldiers killed in World War II in the American cemetery in Luxembourg. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The white crosses of Americans soldiers killed in World War II in the ...

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

The white crosses of Americans soldiers killed in World War II in the American cemetery in Luxembourg. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The white crosses of Americans soldiers killed in World War II in the ...

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

Flags fly on each grave and along the roads leading through the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, to mark Memorial Day

Flags fly on each grave and along the roads leading through the Nation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stephen B. Jones Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A view of the memorial plaque dedicated to COL William R. Higgins erected near his grave at the Quantico National Cemetery. COL Higgins was killed by terrorists after being taken hostage while serving with the United Nations Truce and Observer Force in Beirut, Lebanon

A view of the memorial plaque dedicated to COL William R. Higgins erec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL S.D. Dommer Release Status: Released to Public... More

[Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM]

[Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM]

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

Loved ones prepare to lay wreaths on graves at a Wreaths

Loved ones prepare to lay wreaths on graves at a Wreaths

Loved ones prepare to lay wreaths on graves at a Wreaths Across America event at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia, S.C., Dec. 13, 2014. Loved ones who wished to honor the grave of a family member or... More

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinter remains of unknown service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 10, 2017. The remains will be transfe... More

Rain falls on graves of unknown service members buried

Rain falls on graves of unknown service members buried

Rain falls on graves of unknown service members buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines, March 5, 2018. A team of eight Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel trav... More

Members of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association,

Members of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association,

Members of the Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association, Chief Warrant Officers Association, Chief Petty Officers Association, Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, and the Coast Guard Enlisted Association present wreaths... More

Brigadier General Raymond Shields, commander of the

Brigadier General Raymond Shields, commander of the

Brigadier General Raymond Shields, commander of the New York Army National Guard provides remarks marking the 234th birthday of President Martin Van Buren by laying a wreath at Van Buren's grave site in Kinderh... More

Volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of fallen service

Volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of fallen service

Volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of fallen service members at the Wreaths Across America event at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Dec. 14, 2019. Over 200 volunteers showed up to honor departed veterans of ... More

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron visit the final resting place of John Robinson, a legendary aviator for Ethiopians and Americans, at Addis Ababa War Cemetery in Ethiopia Jan. 11, 2... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, left, sergeant

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, left, sergeant

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Paul A. Berry, left, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, stands at the grave of Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine ... More

U.S. Army and German paratroopers visit the Normandy

U.S. Army and German paratroopers visit the Normandy

U.S. Army and German paratroopers visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial together, Omaha Beach, France, June 1, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern/Released)

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Hundreds of wreaths lay in piles

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Hundreds of wreaths lay in piles

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Hundreds of wreaths lay in piles around Los Gatos Memorial Park as they await their eventual placement upon the graves of fallen service members for the Wreaths Across America ceremony, Dec.... More

Sandweiler German War Cemetery, Sandweiler, Luxembourg,

Sandweiler German War Cemetery, Sandweiler, Luxembourg,

Sandweiler German War Cemetery, Sandweiler, Luxembourg, May 23, 2016. The Sandweiler Gerrman War Cemetery is a World War II cemetery in southern Luxembourg, it contains the graves of 10,913 German Serviceman fr... More

New York Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali

New York Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali

New York Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali and Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski salute at the grave site of President Chester Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, during a ceremony ... More

Wreaths lay on the graves of fallen service members

Wreaths lay on the graves of fallen service members

Wreaths lay on the graves of fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 15, 2012. Thousands of volunteers helped place wreaths as part of the annual Wreaths Across America event... More

U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, Lt. Gen. Mike

U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, Lt. Gen. Mike

U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, Lt. Gen. Mike Gould and his wife Paula along with Dean of Faculty Brig. Gen Dana Born and her husband Tim place flags and salute at the grave markers of veterans at the Ac... More

U.S. Marine Col. Tyler J. Zagurski, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Col. Tyler J. Zagurski, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Col. Tyler J. Zagurski, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, left, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, center, salute the grave of Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift... More

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wreath

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wreath

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wreath is layed on the grass before being presented at a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Ha... More

The Cornerstone of Peace sits adorned with letters

The Cornerstone of Peace sits adorned with letters

The Cornerstone of Peace sits adorned with letters and flowers to commemorate the Battle of Okinawa at Peace Memorial Park during a Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored tour of historically significant poi... More

Following the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington

Following the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington

Following the National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Marilyn Lucas and her husband Ron DeFries visit the graves of her mother and her father, Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2018... 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, center, and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, visit the German graves after the American Memorial Day ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Me... More

180425-N-RX668-085
NEWPORT, R.I.
(April 25, 2018)
Members

180425-N-RX668-085 NEWPORT, R.I. (April 25, 2018) Members

180425-N-RX668-085 NEWPORT, R.I. (April 25, 2018) Members of the Griffiths’ family lay a wreath on behalf of the New Zealand Embassy during an early morning service commemorating Australian and New Zealand Army... More

A small American flag and flowers stand at the American cemetery on Memorial Day

A small American flag and flowers stand at the American cemetery on Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Donald L. Wetterman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An overall view of Hamm Military Cemetery shows monuments depicting D-Day activities during World War II

An overall view of Hamm Military Cemetery shows monuments depicting D-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luxembourg Country: Luxembourg (LUX) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lawrence Crespo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary Ceremony

Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary Ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary Ceremony Subject Description: Ceremony, with Secretary Mel Martinez, at HUD Headquarters marking anniversary of... More

Yima Moore, mayor of Princeton Borough (left front),

Yima Moore, mayor of Princeton Borough (left front),

Yima Moore, mayor of Princeton Borough (left front), Maj. Gen. William D. R. Waff, commanding general 99th Regional Support Command (left back), Chad Goerner, mayor of Princeton Township (right front), and Robe... More

Flowers and a coffee can decorate a Japanese grave

Flowers and a coffee can decorate a Japanese grave

Flowers and a coffee can decorate a Japanese grave during Obon in Iwakuni Aug. 15, 2012. Obon, also called the Feast of Lanterns, is a Japanese Buddhist holiday honoring the spirits of one's ancestors, which no... More

10 things to know around the DOD in May

10 things to know around the DOD in May

Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags in front of the gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery, May 22, 2014, during "Flags In." The Old Guard Soldiers place about 220,000 U.... More

Bill Lamb had attended the Lost Villages Tour three

Bill Lamb had attended the Lost Villages Tour three

Bill Lamb had attended the Lost Villages Tour three years ago, when he first discovered an ancestral tombstone in one of the cemeteries. He said that he began researching his family genealogy, and was determine... More

New York Air Guard Honors President Millard Fillmore

New York Air Guard Honors President Millard Fillmore

New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Shawn Reynolds, the deputy commander of the 107th Attack Wing's 107th Operations group renders a salute as he presents a wreath from President Donald Trump at the grave of M... More

MEUSE-ARGONNE CEMETERY, France (Sept. 29, 2018) The

MEUSE-ARGONNE CEMETERY, France (Sept. 29, 2018) The

MEUSE-ARGONNE CEMETERY, France (Sept. 29, 2018) The grave of Lt. Frank Luke with a wreath layed during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of his death. Lt. Frank Luke is America’s first Airman ever to ea... More

Minister of Defence of Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli,

Minister of Defence of Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli,

Minister of Defence of Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli, second right, approaches the headstone of U.S. Army Gen. John M.D. Shalikashvili with his son Brant Shalikashvili, right, in Section 30 of Arlington National C... More

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