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Memorials and Statues of Valor

Memorial sculptures and murals honoring veterans, showcasing artistry that commemorates their sacrifices in various conflicts.

Korean War veterans memorial, Washington, DC, United States

Soldiers and civilians lay wreaths at the Eternal Heroes' Memorial in Ravenoville, France, June 2, 2022. The memorial honors service members of the 101st Airborne, 82nd Airborne and 4th Infantry Detachments who held off German forces for thirty consecutive hours and ultimately freed Ravenoville, earning them the nickname 'the Raveno Boys.'

Naval sailor statue, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. Memorial erected 1924 Commemorate those who died in WW2. Hoe Park facing ocean.

Albania, Permet, Abdul Frasheri Square, partisan statue

War memorial, Vinsebeck, Steinheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW, Germany, Europe

The Ataturk message, Anzac Cove Cemetery, near Gallipoli, Turkey, Europe

DA-SC-86-10650. Base: Point Du Hoc Country: France (FRA)

Honorary French citizens, French Armed Service members, and U.S. Army Service members render a salute to the U.S. VII Corps forces monument, June 6, 2022, during the 78th Commemoration Ceremonie de Utah Beach, at Utah Beach, Normandie, France. The U.S. Army VII Corps was commanded by General Lawton Collins for the Normandy Invasion on D-Day 6 June 1944, VII Corps fell under the command of the First Army.

USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Old North Memorial Garden for fallen US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, North End.

A Navy color guard stands at attention beside a statue of Christopher Columbus that is being dedicated by the local Italian-American Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony is taking place during Navy Appreciation Week 1989, which is sponsored by the Port Everglades Authority, the Broward County community and the Navy League of the United States. Base: Port Everglades State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050710-A-6108G-443. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Sculpting Valor: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Bronze Tribute to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSrxGrindstonexMediaxGroup/WalterxArcexPhotographyx 21160551

Address at Veterans Day Ceremonies, Arlington National Cemetery, 11:01AM. President John F. Kennedy attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

Wreaths around Manchester Cenotaph.

KZ Memorial Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Bergen-Belsen

Statue of famous Turkish Corporal, Seyit Cabuk (Seyit Onbasi) carrying an artillery piece at Canakkale Martyrs’ Memorial, Turkey.in Canakkale,Turkey

Custer Battlefield, South Dakota

New Zealand Military Cemetery, Bourail, South Province, New Caledonia, France, Oceania

Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown Sept. 2, 2022, at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the forts history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area. The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942. Three of the buildings an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids. The area also has the Equipment Park. Veterans Memorial Plaza is a tribute to all the men and women who have served the nation during each era of For

The Royal Air Force (RAF) Memorial with a remembrance inscription, poppy wreaths and flowers at the base. Whitehall Stairs, Victoria Embankment, London, England, UK.

South Carolina, Charleston. The Battery, White Point Gardens. Civil War memorial statue to the Confederate defenders at Fort Sumter.

DF-ST-89-01140. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Erick Cortes, sergeant major of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23, tours the Australian War Memorial in Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, April 6, 2023. MRF-D 23 is focused on increasing interoperability with Allies and partners in the region to promote a stable and secure Indo-Pacific.

Napoleon leading armies statues, Pantheon altar, Paris, France. Pantheon created 1790 church became Mausoleum 1791.

Russia, Yaroslavl, WWII memorial, RESTRICTED: Not available for use by any River Cruise operator. Call for more Information.

On 13 and 14 February 1945, Dresden was heavily destroyed in three Allied bombing raids. Every year, the people of Dresden commemorate this event at various events. Flowers and wreaths are laid at the site of the mass graves of the dead, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

Bronze sculpture depicting Piedmontese soldiers and General Enrico Cialdini, national monument of Marche, sculptor Vito Pardo, created to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Castelfidardo, after which Marches and Umbria entered the Kingdom of Italy, Castelfidardo, Italy, 20th century .

The victory square and the big memorial commemorating the great patriotic war. The capital Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)

England, London, Westminster Abbey, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The prestigious 2017 Pulaski Award is on display near a new memorial marker on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. During a joint ceremony, the Spaceport Integration Team and its partners were presented with the award and a new memorial marker was dedicated. The multi-agency team includes representatives from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's 45th Space Wing, the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, as well as the Florida Forest Service and Brevard County Fire Rescue. The memorial marker honors two fallen firefighters, Scott Maness and Beau Sauselein, who died fighting a wildfire on space center property in 1981. Held outdoors, the ceremony was attended by 140 guests.

New York Guard First Provisional Regiment Aqueduct Defense Memorial Stone, located at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on May 1, 2022. (New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs photos by New York Guard Captain Mark Getman)

Vietnam Memorial Night The Wall, Washington DC. Faces Blurred by Long Exposure

Mormon Battalion Monument, Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, North America

Bangladesh, Dhaka, November 2021. Illustration of daily life in the city of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, Novembre 2021. Illustration de vie quotienne dans la ville de Dacca, capitale du Bangladesh. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Wreaths lay at the foot of a 2nd Armored Division stele during a 101st Airborne memorial ceremony at Carentan, France, June 2, 2022. The liberation memorial honors the 101st Airborne Division, which freed the city of Carentan on June 12, 1944.

Members of the public stop and read some of the names of fallen Oregon service members from World War II following the Memorial Day ceremony held at the World War II Memorial in Salem, Ore., May 30, 2022. Oregon National Guard members participated in several Memorial Day community events around the state today, underscoring the significance of those members of the United States military that paid the ultimate sacrifice to this nation. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA pays tribute at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow Nov. 29, 2012 where Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space and other Russian space heroes are interred. The tribute, involving the laying of flowers at the Wall, was part of ceremonial activities that will lead to the launch of Marshburn, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency to the International Space Station Dec. 19 in the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.NASA/Stephanie Stoll

BATALLA DE RONCESVALLES (778). Derrota sufrida por la retaguardia del ejército de Carlomagno cuando abandonaba la Península Ibérica tras una breve incursión. Detalle de la LUCHA ENTRE ROLDAN Y FERRAGUT en el MONUMENTO conmemorativo de la Batalla de Roncesvalles. Reproduce la leyenda tallada en el capitel del palacio real de Estella RONCESVALLES. Navarra.

North Carolina Monument, Gettysburg, Pa. , Monuments & memorials, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Scotland, Highland, near Spean Bridge. The Commando Memorial near Spean Bridge in the Great Glen commemorates the commandos who trained in the area during the Second World War.

Vintage Photograph. Monument to George Washington and his soldiers who fell in the Revolution at this spot now Washington Square in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

Senior Airman Monica A. Figueroa Santos, 2022 Outstanding Airman of the Year representing Air Force Global Strike Command, looks at a memorial wall at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 18, 2022. Santos, along with the other 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, attended a National Capital Region tour where they visited different historical and national landmarks across Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Austrian Civil War or February Uprising. Four days of skirmishes between socialists and the Austrian Army. 12-16 February, 1934. The building Karl Marx Holf, of Period "Red Vienna" (1918-1934) was a battlefield during the short-lived Austrian civil war. Commemorative plaque on the wall of the building: "the first to face fascism in Europe were the Austrian workers. They fought for freedom, democracy and republic. We never forget !. Socialists fighters for freedom". Vienna, Austria.

Australia, Canberra, Australian War Memorial, Hall of Memory, poppies on lists of fallen Australian soldiers

Necropolis with graves of Belgian World War One soldiers buried in the church of Grimde near Tienen, Tirlemont, Belgium, Europe

Memorial to Those Who Did Not Return from the Great Fatherland War, Khabarovsk, Russia. Brumfield photograph collection. World War, 1939-1945,Monuments,Russia Federation,2000-2010. , Monuments & memorials,Russia Federation,2000-2010. , Russia Federation,Khabarovskii krai,Khabarovsk.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he participated in ceremonies commemorating the 144th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors, and toured the Park, including the construction site for the new Visitors Center

Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington DC, District of Columbia, USA

Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown Sept. 2, 2022, at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the forts history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area. The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942. Three of the buildings an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids. The area also has the Equipment Park. Veterans Memorial Plaza is a tribute to all the men and women who have served the nation during each era of For

Statue of military commander and general Mark Anthony, Marc Anton, Marcus Antonius by Arthur Strasser, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Phoenix, Arizona, The Arizona Peace Officers Memorial in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, adjacent to the Arizona State Capitol complex.

France, Paris, Triumphal Arc, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Heroes Acre, heroes' field, memorial to the heroes of the independence wars, with a statue of the Unknown Soldier, erected by North Korea, Auas mountains near the capital Windhoek, Namibia, Africa

British Redcoat cemetery stone and marker of Rorke's Drift/Shiyani Battlefield, where on January 22, 1879, Anglo Zulu war was fought in KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, South Africa

Low angle view of a statue in a park, The Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-Le-Ferne, Folkestone, Kent, England

Close-up of Part of the Battle of Britain War Memorial

Maj. Gen. Chris LaNeve, Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, and civillians all pay respects during the Airborne Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. All attendees came to pay respects to the fearless actions of Paratroopers who began their liberation of Normandy 78 years ago to the day.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Employees and guests placed wreaths and flowers at the Space Mirror Memorial at the spaceport's Visitor Complex during NASA's Day of Remembrance. The annual event took place on the 10th anniversary of the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew and was hosted by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. The ceremony also honored the astronauts of Apollo 1, who perished in 1967, and the shuttle Challenger, lost in 1986, as well as other astronauts who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. Dedicated in 1991, the names of fallen astronauts are emblazoned the monument's 4.5-foot-high-by-50-foot-wide polished black granite surface which reflects the sky and has been designated by Congress as a National Memorial.

The Women of World War II Statue in Whitehall

Soldier statue in Queens Square, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

The Oath statue tribute to the US Coast Guard at the Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama.

Europe, Slovakia, Bratislava, statue of Cumil the man at work in a hole

Royal Artillery Memorial, First World War Royal Artillery Memorial, Hyde Park Corner, London, UK

Border fortification with tank traps, Spanish riders, wreath, Wall, inner-German border fortification, border monument, death strip, Green Belt, border path, Hoetensleben, Boerde County, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Sculpture of soldiers, near the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

Bronze plaque showing the WWI front at the First World War One Windmill site at the Pozieres Ridge, Battle of the Somme, France, Europe

1st Polish Army Soldier Memorial in Andersa Street Warsaw

France, Normandy, on 2020-10-11. Solemn cemetery for Americans who fell during the Second World War. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Normandie, le 2020-10-11. Cimetiere solennel d americains tombes pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu. Dien Bien Phu Museum, diorama of Vietnamese soldiers atop the Bunker of Colonel Castries in 1954

Infantry men figures in Pit 1 at Qin Museum, exhibition halls of Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China

Panoramic photo of a monument and many graves from soldiers of the Second World War in the central cemetery in Vienna in the Central Cemetery of a Monument and many graves from the 1941-1945 soldiers of the Second World War in the central cemetery in Vienna

Plaque, British troops, Massacre , Historical markers, Plaques. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Statue of soldiers at Vietnam War Memorial in War Memorial Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

War Memorial, Gruenwald, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A petty officer poses beside a statue while visiting a park during Fleet Week. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Khujand, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. War Memorial in Victory Park in Khujand. (Editorial Use Only)

DF-ST-85-10907. Base: West Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG)

Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom; War Memorial, Sculpture Of Soldiers Looking Out Over The Landscape

England, London, Horse Guards' Road. A memorial in Horse Guards' Road to the victims of the terrorist attack in Kuta on the island of Bali, Indonesia, that claimed 202 lives from people around the world in 2002.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Europe, England, United Kingdom, Liverpool - Naval War Memorial

Che Guevara and Fidel Castro postcards, Cuba, Caribbean, Central America

Solemn Journey: Honoring the Fallen at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Standing among the endless rows of white crosses at the Normandy American Cemetery, the weight of history is palpable. The somber silence is broken only by the breeze, a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSr/GrindstonexMediaxGroup/WalterxArcexPhotographyx 22081886

the statues of london book field marshal william slim by ivor roberts-jones (1913-1996) material bronze unveiled 1990 location the ministry of defence, whitehall, sw1

Bronze soldier statue with bird perched on its head

Great War battle site at Vimy Ridge, France. The area encompasses Commonwealth graves, historical remains and a memorial and interpretation centre.

Statue of Minuteman, Concord, Mass. , Monuments & memorials, Public sculpture, Minutemen Militia. Leon Abdalian Collection

Photo of the Signal Monument at Omaha Beach, France, June 2, 2022. The landmark honors the men of the "Big Red One" who fought in the invasion of Normandy.

The Monument to the Women of World War II is a British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London, to the north of the Cenotaph. It was sculpted by John W. Mills, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II and dedicated by Baroness Boothroyd in July 2005.

France, Normandy, Caen, Memorial Museum 1944 Battle of Normandy

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

England, North Yorkshire, York. Remembrance Day poppies around the base of the war memorial in the War Memorial Gardens.

An over all view of the Ilidza Compound's parade ground where during change of command ceremonies GEN Eric K. Shinseki replaced GEN William W. Crouch as the commander of the Stabilization Force (SFOR). SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Wet pavement reflecting "We Will Remember The" at Shrine

111206-N-XD424-101 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2011) Lonnie Cook, a former Sailor who was aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, reads the names of his lost shipmates on the USS Arizona Memorial. The monument is hosting ceremonies throughout the week leading up to Pearl Harbor Day in remembrance of the attack.

London, UK, May 15, 2019: View of the The Cenotaph in Whitehall. It is a war memorial in London following the end of the First World War

A view of a new memorial to fallen Wisconsin State Patrol troopers is shown Sept. 16, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. The new memorial was dedicated Sept. 9, 2022, by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The academy is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy.

Anefo photo collection. Image of Wibaut again on its base after repair work after damage during blowing head clearing. March 23rd 1982

Soldiers grave cemetery at kohima, Nagaland, North East, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

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