American Patriotism and Salutes

Visuals of American soldiers saluting while holding the flag, conveying themes of pride, remembrance, and military honor against various backdrops.

Silhouette of a soldier giving hand salute while holding American flag, with sunset in background.

As seen from a departing liberty boat, the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) lies at anchor near U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Country: Caribbean Sea

Highlight from Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, viewed during visit by Secretary Gale Norton to participate in dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial

Silhouette of a soldier giving hand salute while holding American flag, with sunset in background.

American patriot doing salute hand gesture towards USA flag, feeling pride in serving country. United States army personnel does military greeting gesturing while listening national anthem, camera B

A close up of one of the nineteen service member's caskets show the Purple Heart pinned on the casket during memorial services at Dover Air Force Base, Deleware, June 27, 1996. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the U.S. Army Black Dagger Team displays the American Flag during the Opening Ceremony at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2022. The airshow showcases more than 50 aerial demonstration performances and static aircraft displays.

The "Avenue of Flags" was the project of a local Boy Scout, several hundred American flags displayed to honor military veterans, Holstein, Iowa, USA, North America

Airmen perform a flag ceremony at the Capitol Theater during a reunion held for US Air Force Medal of Honor recipients. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Silhouette of a U.S. soldier standing under American flag, armed with sword and shield, with sun setting in background.

North America, USA, Arizona, Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation, Canyon Bonito, Navajo Veterans' Cemetery.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dwayne Calvon, 224th Sustainment Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, places his hand on a flag draped training casket at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, Calif., July 26, 2022.

010914-F-3050V-008. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. flags placed on a 9/11 memorial at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 11, 2022. This year marks the 21st Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Northern Virginia. Together at JB MDL, we honor and mourn those that lost their lives. The heroic efforts of so many on September 11 can be an inspiration of today and tomorrow.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III performs an aerial maneuver Aug. 12, 2022, during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The C-17 is assigned to Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and was operated by a total-force aircrew from the C-17 Demonstration Team and Hawaii Air National Guard throughout the demonstration. The event was held to celebrate the militarys longstanding relationship with the local community and give the public an opportunity to witness the capabilities of the joint force.

The national ensign flies from the stern of a U.S. Navy ship at anchor in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

CONCORD MINUTEMAN OF 1775 STATUE WITH AMERICAN FLAG AGAINST BLUE SKY CONCORD MASSACHUSETTS USA

U.S. Army soldier defending democracy and helping protect United States and allies borders. Close up shot of United States military officer trained to defend his country and citizens

American Flag protest

American flags displayed on Veteran's Day, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Lady Liberty looks on as the flag of the United States of America flies at half-mast at Liberty Circle, RAF Lakenheath, UK. Flags are at half-mast to commemorate those who have fallen from the recent terrorist attacks against the United States when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground. "Lady Liberty" looks on as the flag of the United States of America flies at half-mast at Liberty Circle, RAF Lakenheath, UK. Flags are at half-mast to commemorate those who have fallen from the recent terrorist attacks against the United States when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground.

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Iwo Jima statue, Arlington, Virginia, Marine Corps War Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. Raising of the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima during World War II.

WASHINGTON, USA, AUGUST 20, 2019: Famous Iwo Jima memorial in Washington D.C., USA, North America

040825-A-6748E-010. Base: Forward Operating Base Normandy State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A view of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial. (Iwo Jima Memorial). Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Silhouette of a soldier giving hand salute while holding American flag, with sunset in background.

United States Marine Corps War Memorial; Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Field of veterans day american flags waving in the breeze

Ballistic Rocket. Nuclear Missile With Warhead. War Backgound

North America, USA, Arizona, Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation, Canyon Bonito, Navajo Veterans' Cemetery.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

American military personnel supervising cyber warfare activity in high tech office, top secret intelligence on big screen. Governmental experts manage hybrid war, conflict prevention. Camera A.

Half mast American flag concept with the symbol of the United States flying at low level on the flagpole or staff on a cloudy day with a sun glow as an icon of honor respect and mourning for fallen heros.

USA, Virginia, Arlington, Iwo Jima Memorial

korean war memorial

Chattanooga National Cemetery: A Historic 1863 Landmark Spanning 120 Acres with Over 50,000 Civil War Graves, Open for Burials Until 2045 Chattanooga National Cemetery, established in 1863, covers 120.9 acres and holds over 50,000 graves, mostly Union soldiers from the Civil War. Expanded and preserved over time, it will allow burials until 2045. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSr/GrindstonexMediaxGroup/WalterxArcexPhotographyx 22257185

An old civil war cannon at Fort Macon, NC USA

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) flies the holiday American Flag as it steams the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 20, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Capt. Ryan Kerr posts the colors with fellow service members during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 11, 2012. The ceremony honored the lives of the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice during the 9/11 terrorist attacks 11 years ago. Kerr is the Transit Center Theater Security Cooperation chief of military cooperation deployed out of Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., and a native of Newcastle, Texas.

Silhouette of statues at a war memorial, US Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA

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Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinter the remains of an unknown service member during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 6, 2022. The ceremony was part of the agencys efforts to disinter and identify the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

USA, New Mexico, Questa, Flag Memorial Honoring America's Veterans,

Large U.S. flag at Desert Storm Victory ticker tape parade, New York City, New York

Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona. USA. Veterans flag

NY City Fire Department New York City USA

020415-M-5498G-001. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS Cherry Point

U.S. Marines from 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division and the 2d Marine Division Band participate in a ceremony at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery marking the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, 29 May, 2022. The Battle of Belleau Wood is remembered for the intensity of the fighting and sustained, as well as for the participation of the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments. To this day, Marines assigned to these two regiments wear the French fourragere on the left shoulder of their uniforms as a reminder of their unit's distinguished service during the First World War.

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Sgt. 1st Class Houston Creech of the U.S. Army Parachute Team lands the American flag banner on a demonstration jump on to the beach in Miami, Florida on 28 May, 2022. The jump is part of the Hyundai Miami Air and Sea Show on 28 and 29 May.

Photographer's Mate AIRMAN Tina Brown and Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Smith lower the flag during evening colors at the Naval Audiovisual Center, Naval Station Anacostia. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022. DPAA and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of Petty Officer 1st Class Beoin Corzatt, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Corzatt was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2020, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

Color Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA, U.S. Office of War Information, 1944

Official imagery from the memorial services for Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, Medal of Honor recipient, held at the West Virginia State Capitol, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born in Quiet Dell, West Virginia in 1923, Williams, 98, was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while he served as a demolition sergeant serving with the 21st Marines, third Marine Division while fighting Japanese forces on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

The U.S. Marine Corps colors fly from the back of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait as a result of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division conduct a rehearsal for a battle colors rededication ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 13, 2022. The ceremony commemorates the Divisions 80th Anniversary and its legacy of valor, honor, and fidelity. The 3d Marine Division was activated at Camp Elliot, San Diego, Sept. 16, 1942 and has taken part in combat operations from World War II and Vietnam through Iraq and Afghanistan. The current Marines of 3d Marine Division continue to build on this legacy today as a critical part of the stand-in force within the first island chain of the Indo-Pacific.

Marine Corps Memorial, Iwo Jima, sunrise, Arlington, VA, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, Silhouette of the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, Iwo Jima, at the Arlington Nat'l Cemetery with the Washington Monument and US Capitol Building in the distance at sunrise.

Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 11, 2006 - More than 1,200 service members, civic leaders, and civilians banned together to create a human flag during the 9/11 Hampton Roads Remembers ceremony at Mount Trashmore Park.

Low angle view of a person's hand holding a rifle with bayonet in front of an American Flag

Dawn breaks over the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014, in Boise, Idaho. Local dignitaries held a Memorial Day Ceremony there later that day.

AR-15 rifle against American flag

A U.S. Army parachutist with the Golden Knights Parachute Demonstration Team descends with the flag during the National Anthem at the Warriors Over the Wasatch Air and Space Show in Hill Air Force Base, Utah on June 25, 2022.

An Airman from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, places a flag in remembrance of the Department of Defense members who were lost to suicide Sept. 1, 2022. 329 flags were placed along the main entrance to the base by Minot AFB volunteers for the beginning of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.

Marine Corps War Memorial showing the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima in World War II, Washington DC.

020918-F-1443F-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division conduct a rehearsal for a battle colors rededication ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 13, 2022. The ceremony commemorates the Divisions 80th Anniversary and its legacy of valor, honor, and fidelity. The 3d Marine Division was activated at Camp Elliot, San Diego, Sept. 16, 1942 and has taken part in combat operations from World War II and Vietnam through Iraq and Afghanistan. The current Marines of 3d Marine Division continue to build on this legacy today as a critical part of the stand-in force within the first island chain of the Indo-Pacific.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and his wife Hollyanne Milley stand for a flag unveiling during an observance ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to honor the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2022.

Dallas, Texas, USA. 10th July, 2016. Local police departments, in the Dallas area, like this one in Bedford, show support for the slain Dallas police officers with flags at half staff and ribbons..

DN-ST-89-08597. Base: Pensacola Bay State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Raising the United States Flag Mount Suribachi Iwo Jima Japan February 23, 1945

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, for tours, discussions with local officials

Maj. Marty Reigher salutes the national colors flown above Forward Operating Base Falcon in remembrance of 9/11. Reigher, a resident of Apex, N.C., is an information operations officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 30th Heavy Brigade Team, located in Clinton, N.C. He raised several flags and plans to send them to family, friends and organizations that helped with the brigades deployment.

Members of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, fly the American flag as they perform a demonstration above the crowd at Cheyenne Frontier Days arena as part of the Military Appreciation Monday grand entry on July 25, 2022.

061117-N-5307M-113. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Randolph AFB, TX, 29 Jun 10: Promo for 4th of July celebration at Randolph AFB, TX (Released)

Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, Washington DC. Memorial shows the Raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima in World War II.

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A U.S. Special Operations Command parachute team member, Para-Commando, makes their decent to ground during the opening ceremony of the Ellsworth Air & Space Show - Raider Country Open House event, May 15, 2022. The two-day airshow showcased a variety of military and aerial acts with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerial demonstration team headlining the event.

Joint Base San Antonio hosted a synchronized flag formation at all three installations (JBSA-Lackland, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Randolph) at 7:46 a.m. Sept. 12, 2022 at JBSA Fort Sam Houston. The ceremonies included a flag formation, a moment of silence, an invocation and a speaker. Lt. Gen. John R. Evans, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) commander, led the remembrance ceremony at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The particular time of 7:46 a.m. Central time was chosen as that was when Flight 11 crashed into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center in New York City, between floors 93 and 99, at 8:46 a.m. Eastern time on Sept. 11, 2001.

Silhouette of a U.S. soldier sticking American flagpole into ground at sunset.

020501-F-7964B-059. Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA Memorial Day concept. American flag and military dog tags. Remember the honor.. USA Memorial Day concept. American flag and military dog tags.

US flag in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, national memorial with the names of fallen US soldiers during the Vietnam War, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, USA, PublicGround, North America

MAJ. Mark Hefferly, a pilot from the 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, signs autographs for his son's fourth-grade class during welcome-home festivities for him and the aircrews of four RF-4C Phantom II aircraft. The aircraft were deployed January 10 in support of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Famous Iwo Jima memorial in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON, USA - AUGUST 20, 2019: Famous Iwo Jima memorial in Washington D.C., USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/imagoDensx 21722798

USA Flag Woven Soldier Patch

USA, District of Columbia, Washington DC. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC.

England, Cornwall, Falmouth. A biker wearing a leather jacket with an eagle carrying a stars and stripes flag emblem on the back.

A jumbo-sized American flag is unfurled at the New York City Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2022. Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) and II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines are participating in events in and around New York City during the week-long Veterans Day New York celebration to honor the service and sacrifice of the nations veterans.

The American flag draped over a jeep

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