Memorial Events and Religious Ceremonies

A series of gatherings featuring dignitaries and clergy, focused on memorial prayers and historical announcements in significant religious venues.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Police Chaplain Jef Skinner says a special prayer for police and firefighters during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon on May 26, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber gave a presentation as guest speakers for the event. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. Were several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri, left, and Secretary Gale Norton among the dignitaries at event, at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, featuring the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with Secretary Gale Norton at ceremonies marking the designation of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri, far left, and Secretary Gale Norton among the dignitaries at event, at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, featuring the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, for the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Photograph, from Secretary's visit to Newport, Rhode Island to announce Save America's Treasures grant for Touro Synagogue, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

Secretary Gale Norton at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Police Chaplain Jef Skinner says a special prayer for police and firefighters during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon on May 26, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber gave a presentation as guest speakers for the event. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. Were several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine to the Holy Family with Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2022.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Police Chaplain Jef Skinner says a special prayer for police and firefighters during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon on May 26, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber gave a presentation as guest speakers for the event. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. Were several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Ellen Stofan, director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, speaks about NASA's Apollo program during the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Spirit of Apollo event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Apollo 8 was humanity's first journey to another world, taking astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders to the Moon and back in December of 1968.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium Select Images

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, far left, with Secretary Gale Norton and Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, at ceremonies designating the Church, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as National Historic Landmark

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

Secretary Gale Norton at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Wedding ceremony under a canopy with Rabbi, bride and groom at a traditional Jewish wedding in Ojai, CA

Dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participating

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Fort McCoy community member and pianist Michelle Jones plays a music selection during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon on May 26, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber gave a presentation as guest speakers for the event. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. Were several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Event at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, featuring announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 7, 2022) - Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Fire and Emergency Services (FES) hosted the Fire Academy Class 2022-01 Graduation Ceremony at Naval Base Guam Chapel, Oct. 7. JRM FES graduated nine new firefighters who will serve the community.

Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, with Secretary Gale Norton and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left to right, at events marking the designation of the Church as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Performers at event marking the announcement of the designation of the African Burial Ground in New York City, New York, considered the largest Colonial-era cemetery for enslaved and free Africans in America, as a National Monument

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Visit of delegates from the World Council of Churches, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (NCC) in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Bishop John Wesley Lord (United Methodist Church); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Dr. Kenneth L. Maxwell, Executive Director of the Department of International Affairs of the NCC; Dr. O. Frederick Nolde, Director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the WCC; President Kennedy; Archbishop Iakovos, one of the six presidents of the World Council and head of the Greek Archdiocese of North and South America; Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, Chairman of the Central Committee of the WCC and an officer of the NCC; Bishop B. Julian Smith (Christian Methodist Episcopal Church); Bishop J. Brooke Mosley (Protestant Episcopal Church, Bishop of Delaware); Judge J. M. Tunnell; and Dr. Roswell P. Barnes, Execut

Police Chaplain Jef Skinner says a special prayer for police and firefighters during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon on May 26, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber gave a presentation as guest speakers for the event. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. Were several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Lt. Col. Dwayne Jones, 39th Air Base Wing chaplain, provides remarks during a 9/11 memorial service at the chapel at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 11, 2022. Service members and civilians honored the memory and sacrifice of 9/11 victims through sermon, songs and remembrance. The ceremony also commemorated the 20th anniversary of the chapels rededication to Operation Enduring Freedom and 60th year of operations within its current building.

Secretary Gale Norton, foreground center, greeting the Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, at events marking the designation of the Church, famous civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tours the San Francisco Church in Antigua, Guatemala, on June 4, 2013.

Minister Preaching

Chaplain (Col.) Jim Fisher provides remarks prior to presenting the Order of Aaron and Hur to Stephen and Sofia Jones on Feb. 2, 2024 at the Fort Hamilton Chapel in Brooklyn, N.Y. for their dedicated service to the chapel community. The award is the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps' highest recognition for supporting the spiritual welfare of soldiers. Army

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Candle at Vigil

Gay marriage ban declared unconstitutional in California. Several hundred people gathered for a candlelight vigil on Olivera Street near downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of August 4, 2010, to celebrate a California federal judges ruling that Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage that was passed by voters last November, was unconstitutional.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Bruce McCandless III gives remarks during the funeral service for his father, former NASA astronaut Captain Bruce McCandless II, USN (Ret.), Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at the United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland.

Jewish woman singing prayers in a Paris synagogue, France

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, for the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

220518-N-XY052-1864: FREDERICKSBURG- (June 2, 2022) Benediction was provided by NC1 Luz Franquez.

Guests partake in a moment of silence at a Gold Star event at MacDill Air Force, Florida, Sept. 25, 2022. The Gold Star symbol is a historic recognition dating back to 1917. The event honored those who paid the ultimate price for their nation.

Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri, left, and Secretary Gale Norton among the dignitaries at event, at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, featuring the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao visits the Southeast Tabernacle Baptist Church in Southeat Washington, DC for Public / Private Ventures Mentoring Event

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

Secretary Gale Norton, far left, touring Old North Church in Boston with Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, second from right, and other officials, during visit to the city to announce a Save America's Treasures Historic Preservation grant for the Church

Mass in the night in Lourdes, France

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, far left, with Secretary Gale Norton and Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, at ceremonies designating the Church, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as National Historic Landmark

Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, honoree, speaking at the Living Legacy Awards event, recognizing contributions to Native American arts promotion, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, for announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participating

Ceremony 20 years of consecration of the New Synagogue Dresden Michael Hurshell opens the ceremony

Republican National Convention 2008

Capt. Michael Fontaine, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Tateki Tawara, JMSDF Sasebo District commandant, watch a magic show during a Toka Ebisu festival at Kameyama Hachimangu shrine in Sasebo, Japan Jan. 10, 2024. The festival is held each year on the 10th of January for members of the community to pray for safety and prosperity for themselves, their families, and businesses in the new year.

The Honorable Sunil Harjani, United States magistrate judge, gives a speech during a naturalization ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel at Recruit Training Command (RTC). More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi is featured as President Barack Obama and President Pranab Mukherjee hold a book together at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, India, Jan. 26, 2015.

YIGO, Guam (Aug. 9, 2022) - Mayor Anthony Sanchez offers remarks at the Chaguian Memorial ceremony in Yigo, Aug. 8. The Chaguian memorial commemorates the discovery of a massacre site following the liberation of Guam from enemy forces during World War II.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium Select Images

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participating

Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, with Secretary Gale Norton and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left to right, at events marking the designation of the Church as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visits the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine to the Holy Family with Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2022.

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

Detroit, Michigan USA, 15 January 2024, Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union, was a featured speaker at the Martin Luther King Day rally for jobs, peace and justice at St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's Episcopal Church

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

Dedication of new memorial at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York City, New York, with keynote address by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and presentations by dignitaries including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Senator Charles Schumer, General Services Administrator Lurita Doan, National Park Service Deputy Director for Operations Dan Wenk, African Burial Ground Superintendent Tara Morrison, New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Director Howard Dodson, poet and novelist Maya Angelou, and actors Sidney Poitier and Avery Brooks. The permanent memorial, constructed to honor the memories of the free and enslaved Africans bured at the original seven-acre Lower Manhattan site in the 17th and 18th Centuries, was opened to the public for the first time.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks at the Symposium on Working with Faith-Based Organizations in Vatican City, on October 2, 2019.

Usa, Minnesota, Minneapolis , Choir Singing At Grace University Lutheran Church

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, for the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

Senior Woman In Prayer

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman at National Cathedral, Washington, DC

Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses the crowd at the Tibetan Freedom Torch Rally - San Francisco, California

Following this year's Day of Remembrance ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, guests pick up flowers to place at the Space Mirror Memorial. The names of fallen astronauts from Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia, as well as the astronauts who perished in training and commercial airplane accidents are emblazoned on the monument. Each year spaceport employees and guests join others throughout NASA honoring the contributions of astronauts who have perished in the conquest of space.

The Reverend Kahu Rinehardt throws rice to offer a Hawaiian blessing for the completed 15.3 million dollar renovation of the building housing the 15th Medical Group of the 15th Air Base Wing. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Religion Architecture Art Culture History 09.11.2024 Potsdam State Capital Brandenburg Synagogen Center Potsdam Memorial event for the Reich Progrom Night 09.11.1938 Jewish community of the city of Potsdam Mike Schubert Mayor of the state capital Potsdam Brandenurg ger

Saint Maurice church. Catholic mass. Paschal candle. France.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses the crowd at the Tibetan Freedom Torch Rally - San Francisco, California

Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell acknowledges a stating ovation after being introduced during the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Spirit of Apollo event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Apollo 8 was humanity's first journey to another world, taking astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders to the Moon and back in December of 1968.

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