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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
Korean War veterans memorial, Washington, DC, United States
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World War I memorial day, Saint-Gervais, France.,11/11/2009
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War memorial in winter, snow in Maulbronn
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War memorial commemorating the fallen of World War II, cemetery Wuestung Dorf Gruorn, former military training area Gutsbezirk Muensingen, Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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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.
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A wreath is prepared to mark the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Ławica, Jan. 6, 2024, at Poznań-Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport in Poznan, Poland. The Polish community in Poznan with U.S. Army soldiers and leadership from U.S. Army V Corps and U.S. Army Garrison-Poland join in laying wreaths to commemorate the battle won during the Greater Poland Uprising 1918-1919.
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Normandy war memorial in Normandy ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6770166 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
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Memorial Day War Sacrifice Center in Extertal-Bösingfeld District Lippe, NRW
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The Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial at Waregem, the only First World War One US military cemetery in Belgium
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at the names of Navy veterans inscribed on a wall at the USS Arizona memorial site in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on August 13, 2014. It followed a regional military briefing coming at the conclusion of an around-the-world trip that included stops in Burma, Australia, and the Solomon Islands.
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The wall that prisoners stood in front of waiting to be executed, Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland
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Bismarck Bismarck Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 7508575
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The old soldier’s protective helmet. The helmet with a hole. The steel helmet on the monument.. The old soldier’s protective helmet. The helmet with a hole. The steel helmet on the monument
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War cemetary, Okinawa Island, Japan
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Rund um die Masurische Seenplatte - Hitlers Wolfsschanze ist heute ein Gedenkort an das missglückte Hitler-Attentat am 20. Juli 1944 und der polnische Staat hat die Museumspädagogik in die Hand genommen, auch um das Gelände zu entmystifizieren. Hier die Reste der Baracke, in dem Stauffenberg die Bombe gegen Hitler platzierte. / Around the Masurian Lake District - Hitler s Wolf s Lair is now a memorial to the failed Hitler assassination attempt on July 20, 1944, and the Polish state has taken museum education into its own hands, partly to demystify the site. Here are the remains of the barracks where Stauffenberg planted the bomb against Hitler. *** Around the Masurian Lake District Hitler s Wolf s Lair is now a memorial to the failed H
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The words "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE" are inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial, dedicated 27 July 1995, the 47th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, located on the National Mall near the Reflecting Pool. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Detachment of the Presidential Guard Evzones in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier near the Greek Parliament, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, Europe
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Changing of the guard, relieving the Presidential Guard Evzones in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier near the Greek Parliament, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, Europe
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Statue of three veterans of the Vietnam War are part of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown
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Monument to Soldiers-Liberators in Kherson, Ukraine Kherson, Ukraine 12.09.2021. Soldiers-Liberators in the center of Kherson, Ukraine, on a sunny summer day Copyright: xZoonar.com/Multipediax 17691706
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The crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other fallen astronauts who lost their lives in the name of space exploration and discovery, are honored by NASA Kennedy Space Center employees and guests with a ceremony at the Kennedy Visitor Complexs Space Mirror Memorial on Jan. 28, 2021. The date marked the 35th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy. NASA centers throughout the country participate in the agencys annual Day of Remembrance memorial event.
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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
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Malta, Kalkara, Soldier Standing Outside Entrance To Fort Rinella
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Soldiers in Cemetery, Memorial Day, Los Angeles, California
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Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Feodosiya. Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (1896-1958). Soviet army general. Street plate.
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The "Victory Corner" monument was placed at the corner of the West Fort Hood entrance and Texas Highway 190, to commemorate the citizens who gathered at the corner all hours of the day and night to welcome home the 26,000 soldiers returning from Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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011211-F-4860D-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Spain, Canary islands, Tenerife island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Military Museum in Almeida Castle
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Senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. Army 21st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Air Force 86th Airlift Wing, along with representatives from the German-American and International Women's club, laid wreaths during the American Kindergraves Memorial Service at the Kaiserslautern Main Cemetery, May 14, 2022. From 1952-1971, 457 American infants were buried in the Kaiserslautern main cemetery. In addition to being a symbol of partnership between Germany and the U.S., the American Kindergraves has helped families manage the pain of their loss and keeps them connected to family histories.
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A Soviet schoolgirl stands before a war memorial during a wreath-laying ceremony conducted by representatives of the United States (US) and Soviet navies. The guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG 59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) are visiting Vladivostock as part of a US/Soviet goodwill exchange program. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)
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Culloden Battlefield, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
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Memorial to 118th Infantry Regiment of Illinois at Vicksburg National Military Park, MS
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An urn holding the remains U.S. Navy Water Tender 1st Class Milo E. Phillips, of Colorado, sits on a platform during an internment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 2022. Phillips was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which capsized after sustaining multiple hits from Japanese aircraft and torpedoes, causing the deaths of more than 400 crew members on Dec. 7, 1941, at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. Stewart was recently identified through DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) forensic laboratory and laid to rest with full military honors.
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Bicycle infantry, Cyclisten, Cyclists monument commemorating the Battle of the Silver Helmets, Slag der Zilveren Helmen, Halen, Limburg, Belgium, Europe
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A plaque dedicated to U.S. Air Force Col. Ron Standerfer, retired North American F-100 Super Sabre pilot and Vietnam War veteran, sits under an F-100F static display May 26, 2022, at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The F-100F static display at the 177th FW, 56-3897, is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force and was dedicated to Standerfer for his service in Vietnam.
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Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. In 1868, the U.S. Army under Lt. Col. George A. Custer attacked and destroyed a Southern Cheyenne camp on this site, killing dozens, including Chief Black Kettle
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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers regimental badge on headstone at Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War One British soldiers
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McAuliffe Memorial in Bastogne, Belgium. Bastogne, Belgium - July 17 2021: General McAuliffe Memorial on the McAuliffe square in remembrance of the Battle of the Bulge. Nuts Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxVanxAerschotx 22345113
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Memorial ceremony, 1st anniversary of the rampage of Winnenden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe