D-Day Commemorations

Ceremonial images from D-Day events, showcasing military officials honoring veterans and commemorating significant historical events.

Soldiers from various armed forces during the final roll call at the Federal Ministry of Defence to pay tribute to the Bundeswehr's deployment in Mali
Soldiers from various armed forces during the final roll call at the Federal Ministry of Defence to pay tribute to the Bundeswehr's deployment in Mali
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SALEM, Mass. -- Members of the 215th Army Band, Massachusetts National Guard perform at the 385th Annual Salem Muster on Salem Commons, April 9, 2022.(Massachusetts National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Laura Berry)
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U.S. Army Col. Amy Downing, left, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Hynes, right, command sergeant major of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade, both render a salute posting their flag and streamers during the color uncasing ceremony marking their arrival into the European theater at Grafenwöhr, Germany, Oct. 6, 2022. The 101st Airborne Division and 1st Infantry Division unite in Europe 77 years later to work alongside other NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps.
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Honorary French citizens walk with Carver McGriff, a U.S. Army WWII Veteran of the 90th Infantry Division while a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft flies over Utah Beach, June 6, 2022, during the 78th Commemoration Ceremonie de Utah Beach, at Utah Beach, Normandie, France. The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft and is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems.
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Spectators observe from the stands and high building windows during the Belgian Defence International Tattoo in Mons, Belgium, May 31, 2022. This five-day festival is the first Belgian International Tattoo, which was originally planned to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Belgium in 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Participating military bands include the Belgian, French, Polish and American bands.
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An Estonian soldier carries his unit's colors during the Victory Day parade at Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia, June 23, 2022. Victory Day is an Estonian national holiday commemorating their victory over Baltic-German forces at the Battle of Vonnu in 1919, marking a turning point in the Estonian War of Independence.
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U.S. Service members and civilians participate in a Retreat Ceremony in honor of Veterans Day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. The ceremony included a formation with service members from each U.S. military branch, as well as members of the Japan Self-Defense Force, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9555 and local Girl and Boy Scout troops. The ceremony served as a time to reflect on those who served generations past and commemorate their selfless and courageous actions in service to their country.
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011126-F-4860D-001. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)
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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN assigned to the Base Honor Guard Team, stands at attention in front of Headquarter 86th Airlift Wing (AW), during a retreat ceremony at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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Mr. Troy Darr, Public Affairs Officer, streams live video during the United States Army North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USANATO) change of command ceremony July 7, 2022 at Sembach, Germany. Col. Troy V. Alexander assumed command of the unit from Col. Miles T. Gengler.
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French civilians take part in the Gavin Ceremony in Saint Mere Eglise, France, June 3, 2022. Paratroopers and the citizens of Saint Mere Eglise celebrate and honor Gavins contributions and mastery while in command of the 82nd Airborne Division during the invasion.
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More than 30 World War II veterans attended and were honored during the Carre de Choux (Cabbage Patch) Ceremony in Carentan, France, on June 3, 2022. This ceremony commemorates the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history. The Cabbage Patch Commemoration Ceremony and Parade paid homage to the Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who fought enemy forces occupying this area surrounding Carentan.
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Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and Command Master Chief Jeremy DeMello, also of Atlantic Area, joined Capt. Gretchen Bailey, the new commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Activities Europe, June 13, 2022, in a visit to the Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium. Lunday and DeMello were in Europe to oversee the transfer of command of Activities Europe from Capt. Ryan Manning to Bailey.
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French Muslim girl scout and war veterans at the Arch of Triumph Paris. France.
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Service members from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (the Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Navy Chief Pharmacists Mate James T. Cheshire in Section 62 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 22, 2022. Cheshire died on Dec. 7, 1941 when the battleship he was assigned to, the USS Oklahoma at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by Japanese aircraft.From the Defense POW/MIA Account Agency (DPAA) press release:The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Cheshire.From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nuuanu Cemeteries.In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the America
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Troopers assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participated in a WWII Commemoration Wreath Laying Ceremony at Drawsko Pomorskie Municiple Cemetery in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland Sept. 1, 2022. Participating in events like these promote partnership between U.S. and Polish forces and the civilian population.
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Sgt. Mulugeta Brtu, with the 29th Infantry Division Color Guard, participates in a ceremony honoring World War II veterans held at the Franco-American memorial in Graignes, France, June 5, 2017. The ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S.' steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 U.S. service members from units in Europe and the U.S. are participating in ceremonial D-Day events from May 31 to June 7, 2017.
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Fort McCoy's Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Darrell Guthrie, whos also the 88th Readiness Division commanding general, provides remarks May 18, 2022, during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new fiscal year 2019-funded barracks at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys senior leadership, state and federal representatives and staffers, and dozens of installation community members as well as several local media representatives celebrated the opening and participated in the ceremony. A $20.6 million contract was awarded to L.S. Black Constructors, Inc., in September 2019 to build the barracks, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office at Fort McCoy which managed the project. The barracks, which is built in the 1600 block on the Fort McCoy cantonment area, is different than traditional barracks that are located throughout the installation. This new building is four stories and is able to house 400 people in approximately 60,000 square feet.
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Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and other dignitaries to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the planehijacked on September 11, 2001
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DF-ST-89-06331. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)
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Chaplain Luis Alberto Ruiz, chaplain with the Colombian Army National Training Center, blesses U.S. Army Soldiers from the Effingham-based, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2022. Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army Souths premier training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. This years iteration, Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation.
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Soldiers listen to ninety-eight-year old U.S. veteran Charles Shay, who was a nineteen year old Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, speak about his experiences on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, June 1, 2022. During D-Day, 1944, United States service members stormed Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944, as part of Operation Overlord, the code name for the battle of Normandy, an operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied areas in Western Europe during World War II.
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Scotland, South Lanarkshire, Carluke. A piper standing to attention in respectful silence by the war memorial on Remembrance Sunday in the Scottish town of Carluke.
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The United States Air Forces Europe Band, lead by US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Layendecker, marches proudly down the streets of Ramstein Village, Germany. They came from Sembach Air Station, Germany. The festivities were part of a German celebration called fausching. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-02738 or search 010227-F-7920M-511). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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Members of the 1/8th Battalion and guests attend a memorial service for the Marine and Navy personnel killed in an explosion on October 23, 1983. The service is being held at the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit headquarters compound. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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U.S. Army Maj. Duane Dumlao, Army Field Support Battalion-Africa, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st class Tehran Jones, Army Field Support Battalion-Africa, and U.S. airman 1st Lt. Gary Frisk, 731st MUNS represented the United States Armed Forces at a commemoration ceremony in Pian di Novello, Italy, July 31, 2022.Fallen form WWII were honored together with the commander of partisans "XI ZONE" Manrico Ducceschi also known as "Pippo" who received, from the United Stated, the bronze star medal for heroic actions and the aid he supplied to the Anglo-American Forces by hampering German military operations in Italy.
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Opening ceremony unveiling the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, National Park Service officials including Gettysburg Superintendent John Latschar, representatives of The Gettysburg Foundation, and Civil War movie actor Stephen Lang among the dignitaries delivering remarks
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USAG Wiesbaden Garrison Commander Col. David Mayfield received the Wiesbaden Fasching Medal as a show of partnership between the city and USAG Wiesbaden, the unofficial 27th district of Wiesbaden Feb. 10.
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WIESBADEN, Germany - Staff Sgt. Mathew Dobson (right) of the 525 Military Police Detachment and Kori Lekar (left), Training and Curriculum Specialist of the School Age Center in Clay Kaserne answers questions from kids during a working dog demonstration on Hainerberg. (Photo by by Roland Schedel, USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs Office)
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Burial of Oleg Yashchishin, Kirilo Vishivaniy, Sergey Melnik and Rostislav Romanchu at Lychatik cemetery, the four officers killed two days earlier in a Russian missile attack in a military camp near the border with Poland in Yavoriv, at least 35 people died, Lviv, Ukraine, Europe
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Local citizens and international visitors attend the Normandy American Cemetery commemoration ceremony at Colleville-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. This ceremony commemorated Soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.
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Royal Visit - Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles - 26-HK-10-17. Hurricane Katrina
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Remaining members of the Ugly Angels unit gather for a group photo in front of their memorial aboard 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. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Col. Thomas Goettke, the commanding officer to Mountain Division Artillery (DIVARTY), briefs the formation after the DIVARTY run, as part of Saint Barbaras day celebration, on Fort Drum, New York, on January 25, 2024. The season of Saint Barbara celebrates the patron saint of the field artillery, Saint Barbara.
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Queen Beatrix and King Harald V of Norway (4th of the left) visit the Van Ghentkazerne. On the bodes for the main building of the barracks, among others, the mayor of Rotterdam, Dr. A. Peper (5th of the left) and the Commander Marines, General-Major of the Mariniers E.C. Beat (3rd from the left).
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Coast Guard members from Seattle and Port Angeles, Washington, join Jeanne Yoder during her birthday celebration in Sequim, Washington,. May 7, 2022. Yoder, a World War II Coast Guard Women's Reserves SPAR (Semper Paratus Always Ready), turned 100 years old.
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The Ohio National Guard, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel B. Crabtree Special Forces Facility officially unveiled a memorial for SFC Crabtree, October 15, 2022, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Crabtree was killed in 2006 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle during his deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Command Chief of Air Combat Command, David Wade had his retirement ceremony on June 24, 2022, at Langley, AFB. Chief Wade will retire Nov. 1, 2022, after thirty years of service in the United States Air Force.
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Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass tours the Imperial War Museum with a U.K. counterpart in Duxford, England, July 24, 2022. The tour provided Bass the opportunity to celebrate the 80th anniversary of U.S. troops coming to England and the 25th anniversary of the American Air Museum.
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Shae Crombie, the executive officer with Recruiting Station San Francisco, left, and Sgt. Ren Liu, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station San Francisco, right, pose for a photo with Cole Sypult, a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship recipient, in San Francisco, California, December 8, 2022. Sypult plans to attend College of the Holy Cross and will be majoring in business before commissioning as a Marine Corps Officer. Students selected for this prestigious scholarship program must uphold strict physical fitness standards and successfully complete additional military courses while maintaining normal college coursework responsibilities.
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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, senoir leaders across the Army, and civillians honor the heroic actions of D-Day at the Airborne Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. Paratroopers come to Normandy to celebrate the triumph and victory of the 82nd Airborne Division in liberating Normandy from Nazi rule.
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