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Military Cemeteries and Memorials

Pictures of serene military cemeteries with rows of headstones, honoring fallen soldiers and commemorating their service.

National Cemetery at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. (Not available for consumer goods worldwide)
National Cemetery at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. (Not available for consumer goods worldwide)
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The funeral procession carries the casket of Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee to his gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., June 17, 2022. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman, died Jan. 16, 2022 at the age of 102. He served 30 years during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
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The Bois de la Paix, Wood of Peace dedicated to the American veterans who fought in the Ardennes, Belgian combatants and all the civilians and military who died in the winter of 1944-45, Bizory, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium, Europe
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USA, Massachusetts, Rowley. Historic cemetery gravestones with US flag.
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In honor of Memorial Day, Sailors from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) placed American flags on the 880 graves located on Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery, May 26. The grave site is laid out in four quadrants forming a Greek cross, and the earliest marked grave is that of George Butler, a Sailor who fell to his death in an accident aboard the USS Constitution on Aug. 1, 1838. The cemetery's burials represent not only American dead, but also individuals from Brazil, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Russia Spain, Sweden and Germany are buried here. As the U.S. Navys oldest, continuously-operating military hospital since 1830, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, part of the Tidewater Market, serves eligible beneficiaries at the nationally-acclaimed, state-of-the-art medical center, along with the areas 10 branch health and TRICARE Prime Clinics.
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USA, Arkansas, Little Rock, Little Rock National Cemetery, soldiers' gravestones
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Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America annual removal of wreaths, commonly known as Wreaths Out, in Section 33 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 20, 2024. This year, nearly 3,000 volunteers removed approximately 260,000 wreaths originally placed at ANC on Dec. 16, 2023.
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Engravers re-engraving headstones at the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for First World War One British soldiers, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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serviceman facing white grave stones in cemetery
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CALGAR, CANADA - Oct 31, 2021: A red ribbon seen tied around a tree at the Field of Crosses memorial for the Fallen Canadian Soldiers.
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A volunteer with the San Diego Rotary touches a headstone on the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma, California, April 30, 2022. The Rotary Club of San Diego held their annual Rotarians At Work Day, which is an opportunity for local volunteers to help maintain the headstones and grounds of the cemetery.
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Montana, Little Big Horn National Monument. Marker For Fallen U.S. Soldier, 7Th Cavalry. June 25, 1876.
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230215-N-FK318-1062ARLINGTON, Va. (Feb. 15, 2023) A headstone memorializing seven unknown USS Maine Sailors at the Arlington National Cemetery. During the evening of Feb. 15, 1898, Maine sank when its forward gunpowder magazines exploded, killing nearly three-quarters of the battleship's crew. Naval History and Heritage Command held a commemoration ceremony for the 125th anniversary of the explosion and sinking of Maine Feb. 15.
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Memorial to the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25-26, 1876), which engaged combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, who defeated the five companies of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment under Custer's command. Headstones on the hill where the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry fell dead. The headstone with black shield is that of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). State of Montana. United States.
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Quiet view of an American military cemetery that celebrates the national pride in a quiet view of an American military cemetery that celebrates the national pride
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U.S. Military Members from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, U.S.Army Garrison Italy, Aviano Air Base, Camp Darby Military Community and Military Vaterans honored their comrades who lost their life for our freedom, at Florence Memorial Cemetery, Italy, May 30, 2022. Consul General of the United States in Florence, Ragini Gupta read the Presidential Proclamation to open the commemoration ceremony. Guests of honor were the United States Ambassador for the Holy See Joseph Donnelly, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commander, and the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Deputy Commanding General, Major Gen. Andrew Rohling, and the Italian Deputy Minister of Defense, Honorable Stefania Pucciarelli.
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Team McChord Airmen place pennies on a prisoner of wars grave as a sign of respect at the Mountain View Cemetery, where five known POWs are buried, in Lakewood, Washington, Sept. 13, 2022. The Mountain View Cemetery was the last stop along the memorial motorcycle ride held during POW/MIA Remembrance Week hosted by Team McChord to honor the more than 81,000 Americans who are still missing in action.
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Bermuda. Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom - Main Island. Royal Naval Cemetery, 19th century
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Knoxville National Cemetery, established during the Civil War, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, America, North America
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Desmond Doss: Medal of Honor Hero Resting at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Renowned WWII Medic Who Saved 100 Lives Without Bearing Arms Desmond Doss is buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Tennessee. He was a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions during WWII as a combat medic, saving up to 100 lives without carrying a weapon. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSr/GrindstonexMediaxGroup/WalterxArcexPhotographyx 22257491
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and attending family members paid their respects to U. S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Walter R. Pentico at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, HI., April 29, 2022. In 2015, DPAA began to reexamine unknown remains associated with the USS Oklahoma, and exhumed and identified Penticos remains using advanced forensic techniques.
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Highlight from Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, viewed during visit by Secretary Gale Norton to participate in dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial
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Billy the Kid Trail - Fort Stanton Merchant Marine Cemetery. White crosses stand in silent memory under a blue New Mexico sky at Fort Stanton. Location: Ft. Stanton Merchant Marine Cemetery, New Mexico (33.490° N 105.515° W)
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American adolescents visiting the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial above Omaha Beach, site of the landing of the Allied invasion forces on D-Day 6 June 1944, Second World War, Calvados, Region Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France, Europe
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20,000 American Flags are displayed for every resident of Massachusetts who died in a war over the past 100 years, Boston Common, Boston, MA, Memorial Day, 2011
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The Apollo 1 monument at Arlington National Cemetery is seen following its dedication, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Arlington, Va. The monument honors and memorializes the Apollo 1 crew of Virgil I. Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee.
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Pillars showing the numbers of the killed, wounded and missing soldiers of the three voluntary Irish Divisions at the Irish Peace Park, Irish Peace Tower, First World War One monument at Mesen, Messines, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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France, Nantes, 44, La Bouteillerie cemetery, old graves in the shade of trees, April 2024.
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Memorial to the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25-26, 1876), which engaged combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, who defeated the five companies of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment under Custer's command. Headstones on the hill where the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry fell dead. The headstone with black shield is that of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). State of Montana. United States.
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Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
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Crystal Jones, whose husband is currently serving in the military, and her family lay red roses at the graves of fallen service members as part of the Flower on every Grave annual event with Victory for Veterans on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, at Central Texas State Veteran Cemetery, Killeen, Texas. Memorial Day was established in 1971 as a way to honor those who served the United States and have paid the ultimate price.
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Bermuda. Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom - Main Island. Royal Naval Cemetery, 19th century
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Annual Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination ceremony, Sharpsburg, Maryland, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants
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Grave slabs and white rose to commemorate in the military cemetery, Waldfriedhof Halbe, one of the largest war graves sites in Germany for 28,000 victims of the Second World War, Halbe, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe
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North America, USA, Custer's Last Stand, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Marking Fallen Cavalry.
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North America, USA, Arizona, Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation, Canyon Bonito, Navajo Veterans' Cemetery.
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Display viewed during Secretary Gale Norton's visit to the Flight 93 crash site and temporary memorial, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the plane hijacked on September 11, 2001
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YOKOHAMA, Japan (May 24, 2022) Legalman 2nd Class Alexandra Nerio volunteers during a cleanup event at the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery. Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka's (CFAY) Ikego Detachment organized a volunteer event to assist in the upkeep of the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.
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Coffin covered by American flag, University of Oregon, Oregon, USA
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Unknown Soldier Gravestone
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GREAT LAKES, Il. (May 30, 2022) The grave of the first recruit ever to attend boot camp at Great Lakes was decorated with a flag on Memorial Day. Naval Station Great Lakes command leadership and staff helped place flags on each grave in the cemetery on base as part of the Navy's commemoration of Memorial Day.
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A grave marker is displayed during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinterment ceremony, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 11, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.