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Ceremonial Military Events

Documentation of military ceremonies, parades, and honor guards, highlighting respect and tradition in military culture across decades.

DN-ST-86-07229. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
DN-ST-86-07229. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Colors pass in review during Virginia Military Institute dress parade , Universities & colleges, Military facilities, Virginia Military Institute, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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East German police and West German citizens watch as a workman dismantles a section of the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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DN-ST-90-01225. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. View of a static test-firing of a Saturn rocket booster at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; President John F. Kennedy and others watch from bunker in foreground. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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FRANCO BAHAMONDE, FRANCISCO MILITAR Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL. EL FERROL 1892-1975. JEFE DE ESTADO ESPAÑOL 1937-1975 DESFILE DE LA VICTORIA , AÑO 1964 EN LA TRIBUNA JUNTO AL PRINCIPE JUAN CARLOS DE BORBON.
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Inauguration of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. March 30, 1936. His Excellency broadcasting the inaugural address, showing tents and crowd, Ramallah, West Bank, Rām Allāh
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Granary Burying Ground, Boston , Cemeteries. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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DN-ST-89-01207. Base: Emmitsburg State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DA-SC-88-03509. Base: Fort Belvoir State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The royal family visits the Royal Netherlands Air Force in the airbase During the flight party at the 60th anniversary of the KLU on 30 June 1973.
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Tattoo on the Parade of the Breda Castle (Royal Military Academy).
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Photograph of an Scottish Highlanders unloading supplies at David's Tower during the Arab strike in Jerusalem. Dated 1936
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An Air Force General and a Colonel kite with family sitting in the VIP space during the open day at the Twenthe airbase.
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Cub Scouts at reenactment of Paul Revere's ride, Somerville, Massachusetts , Historical reenactments, Clothing & dress, Holidays, Patriots' Day. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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VIPs, with President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy and Mrs. Douglas MacArthur (in front), are leaving after the dedication ceremony of the GEN Douglas MacArthur corridor of the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Ex-POW and unidentified U.S. Air Force COL expresses his gratitude to the crowd of well wishers at the flight line microphones. In the background are LGEN William G. Moore Jr., and the Clark AB Honor Guard. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)
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Ethiopian soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony at Bole Airport honoring Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and other victims of an aircraft crash. Nine Americans and seven Ethiopian passengers were killed in the crash, which occurred on a remote mountainside in western Ethiopia as the group was traveling to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH)
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Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) meets members of Warren Air Force Base's 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Kenneth Haithcoat, Major Clifford W. Simonson (left of President Kennedy), SMSgt Chupka (behind Major Simonson), Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Major General Joseph J. Preston; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. Jerry Behn and Toby Chandler. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, tour of barracks, inspection of recruits, and address at Hall Field. President John F. Kennedy (near center, wearing sunglasses) views physical training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; recruits line up to participate in physical fitness activities at left. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Notes: Scratches in top portion of image are original to the negative.
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Guest speakers at the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine ALBUQUERQUE (SSN-706). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia on USS Quincy in Great Bitter Lake, Egypt 1945
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An Air Force member of the All-Service Honor Guard stands with his rifle in the salute position, present arms, President Ronald W. Reagan, his wife and the presidential party descend the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Execution of Maximilian, by Edouard Manet, circa 1867, National Gallery, London, England, UK, GB, Europe
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Through An Interperter, Gen, Lewis A. Pick Thanks The Cheering Crowds Forthe Warm Reception Given Him And The 1St Convoy Over The Stillwell Road. 23 Days After Leaving Ledo, Assam, The Historic Convoy Reached Kunming, China.
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Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, tour of barracks, inspection of recruits, and address at Hall Field. President John F. Kennedy (walking at center right) attends an arrival ceremony in his honor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade, walks behind President Kennedy. Members of the MCRD Sea School honor guard stand at attention in foreground. Notes: Scratches in top portion of image are original to the negative.
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Reenactment of Paul Revere's ride, Somerville, Massachusetts , Historical reenactments, Clothing & dress, Holidays, Patriots' Day, Revere, Paul, 1735-1818. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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Inaugural parade, Air Force cordon salutes the vice president as his limo make its's way down Pennsylvania Ave., at 4th Street, during the 1993 Inaugural parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Trip to Western States: Honolulu, Hawaii, visit to USS Arizona Memorial, 2:40PM. President John F. Kennedy observes a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.
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North i.e. West End parade for returning prisoners of war , Parades & processions, Flag bearers. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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Guests arrive at the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS OLYMPIA (SSN 717). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Rome Italy may 1948 Vintage photo of Italian military sailors in the 1940s
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Watertown Arsenal Ordnance Materials Research Office Ceremony , Armories, Ordnance industry, Nuclear reactors, Dedications, Watertown Arsenal Mass..  Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Anefo photo collection. Memorial meeting IKON team killed El Salvador NOS decor hall Hilversum. March 27, 1982. Hilversum
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Rome, Italy may 1965: Two young sailors pose for a photo, arms around each other, with their fellow seamen in the background, in a vintage snapshot from the 1960s or 1970s
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Troops at the University of Alabama. Federalized National Guard kept peace while African Americans, Vivian Malone and James Hood, registered for classes. June 11, 1963.
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DM-ST-86-05382. Base: Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Trip to Western States: Visit to the Pacific Fleet, President Kennedy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row (left to right): Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown; President Kennedy; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Ron
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From right to left: COL Heard, SPC 6 Bell and COL J.P. Dennett, part of the Gia Lam Airport returnee delegation, as they discuss release of the American prisoners of war. Base: Hanoi Country: Viet Nam (VNM)
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Trip to Europe: Germany, West Berlin, President Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate at the Berlin Wall, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President John F. Kennedy's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to
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The crowd assembled for the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability demonstrator aircraft rollout ceremony rises for the national anthem. The X-31 is being produced jointly by Rockwell International Corporation of the US and Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm of West Germany. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Somalians jalle siad barre supporters, 70's
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Corporal Benjamin Franklin Diseroad, Jr., age 5, saluting General John Milton Claypool, the last living General of the Confederate Army at the 75th reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljvet. Claypool, John Milton, 1846-1945, Confederate States of America, Army, Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 47th, People, 1930-1940, United Confederate Veterans, People, 1930-1940, Veterans, Confederate, 1930-1940, Reunions, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, 1930-1940, Boys, 1930-1940, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Veterans, Confederate.
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DM-ST-86-07536. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-85-07711. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DM-ST-88-06831. Base: Venice Country: Italy (ITA)
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Boy scout troop 446 meets in the community center circa 1942.
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