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Military Cemeteries and Memorials

Calm and somber military cemeteries displaying rows of headstones and memorials dedicated to fallen soldiers in various countries.

Headstones at the Bretteville-surLaize Canadian war Cemetery in France

Louisiana, Baton Rouge. National Cemetery, established in 1867. navy and Marine military flags.

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), along with service members from the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard, place U.S. flags at every gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Flags-In, Arlington, Va., May 26, 2022.On this day, over 1,000 service members placed flags at more than 250,000 headstones and at the bottom of about 7,000 niche rows at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers and Airmens Home National Cemetery.

American Cemetery, Colleville, Normandy, France

Usa, Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery, 'Flags In' Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery prior to Memorial Day

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), along with service members from the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard, place U.S. flags at every gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Flags-In, Arlington, Va., May 26, 2022.On this day, over 1,000 service members placed flags at more than 250,000 headstones and at the bottom of about 7,000 niche rows at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers and Airmens Home National Cemetery.

Tyne Cot Military Cemetery

MARYSVILLE, Wash. (May 23, 2013) Sailors maintain the gravesites of veterans at Marysville Cemetery during a Memorial Day community service project as part of CPO 365. CPO 365 is a yearlong development and training program for 1st class petty officers.

Canadian military graves at Saint Margarets in Bodelwyddan North Wales. Canadian troops were based at the nearby Kinmel Park camp

First World War One graves of fallen soldiers at the Belgian Military Cemetery at Ramskapelle, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Hamilton Ontario Canada Military cemetery

GREECE, CRETE, Hania Province, Souda: Commonwealth Military Cemetery, graves of over 1500 British, Australian & New Zealand Soldiers who perished in the Battle of Crete in WW2

torchlight beam illuminating wartime commemorative poppy crosses in a graveyard

Day of Remembrance. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lays flowers at the grave markers of Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee from Apollo 1, during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across Americas clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, in Section 33 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 21, 2023. This year, over 3,000 volunteers participated and removed the 257,000 wreaths originally placed at ANC on Dec. 17, 2022.

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

American flag at commemoration stone for fallen soldier at Bois de la Paix, memorial site for the Battle of the Bulge at Bizory, Bastogne, Belgium, Europe

Soldiers graves at St. Nicholas Cemetery, Schwaebisch Hall, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Report Semarang and surroundings. Ereveld Tjandi (Candi). March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

The graves of Allied airmen from a Wellington bomber shot down in North African Campaign 11 June 1943, Enfidaville War Cemetery, Enfidha, Tunisia.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration Battle of Arnhem. Children lay flowers at grave of english kite. September 17, 1961. Driel

Picture at British soldier's grave at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, largest First World War One hospital cemetery in the Ypres Salient, Poperinge, Belgium, Europe

Picture at British soldier's grave at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, largest First World War One hospital cemetery in the Ypres Salient, Poperinge, Belgium, Europe

Snow falls in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 3, 2022. This was the first snow of the year.

GREECE, CRETE, Hania Province, Souda: Commonwealth Military Cemetery, graves of over 1500 British, Australian & New Zealand Soldiers who perished in the Battle of Crete in WW2

NOV 22, 2012 Manila, Philippines : Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II.

040416-F-7289C-082. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Marine Corps body bearers march from a funeral back to their bus Nov. 30, 2009. Body bearers carry the remains of fallen Marines to their final resting place in Arlington and surrounding cemeteries in the National Capital Region.

'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red', Tower of London, 2014. Artist: Sheldon Marshall

NOV 22, 2012 Manila, Philippines : Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II.

Belgium, Liege, Neupre, crosses on cemetery, American War cemetery

PROTESTA CONTRA LAS GUERRAS DE IRAQ Y AFGANISTAN por la Asociación de militares "Veteranos por la Paz" (Veterans for Peace), en la playa de SANTA MONICA. Estado de California. Estados Unidos.

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.

Red poppy flowers on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada on Remembrance Day

Volkstrauertag - Kriegsgräberstätte Erinnerung an die Opfer von Krieg und Gewalt *** Memorial Day War cemetery Reminder to the Victims from War and Violence 1131600761

Two white grave stones, unknown, anonymous, soldier's graves, war graves, the fallen, Terlincthun British war cemetery, world war, Wimille, Boulogne sur Mer, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Europe

Memorial in the churchyard at Ranville, Calvados, Normandy, France

Red poppies on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada on Remembrance Day

Their Name Liveth For Evermore monument at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France

German WW1 graves at the St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, First World War burial ground at Saint-Symphorien near Mons, province of Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

Commemorating the Unknown Soldier, poppies and crosses on Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A view of the flag adorned veteran's graves in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in the "Punch Bowl", Honolulu, Hawaii. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

German military cemetery Menenwald, cemetery with chapel, Menen, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Elsevier photo collection. Commemoration Battle Arnhem. school children Oosterbeek lay flowers graves. children this. September 16, 1953. Oosterbeek

Remembrance Day red poppy flowers on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada

Arlington National Cemetery Virginia VA near Washington DC United States

Military cemetery, World War II, cemetery, Johanniskirche, Kuehlungsborn, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

France, Nord, French Flanders, Dunkerque, National Military Cemetery, graves of WWI soldiers.

Commemorating fallen British soldiers, poppies and crosses on Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Poignant remembrance with wreaths of red poppies

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America annual removal of wreaths, commonly known as Wreaths Out, in Section 54 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.

The Prince Imperial War Memorial marks the spot where the Napoleonic prince died during the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. Near Dundee. kwaZulu-Natal. South Africa

Red poppies on Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada on Remembrance Day

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 22257365

Deborah Sampson Gannett. Robert Shurtleff. The female soldier, service 1781-1783 , Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Flags, Gannett, Deborah Sampson, 1760-1827. Leon Abdalian Collection

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

030508-M-9124R-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Memorial Day War Sacrific Gedical Center in Extertal-Bösingfeld District Lippe, NRW

Africa, Gambia. Capital city of Banjul. Fajara War Memorial. WWII African Pioneer Corps markers, 1942.

Roanoke River Lighthouse during Civil War ceremonies, Plymouth, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

Remembrance Day red poppy flowers on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada

Red poppy flowers on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada on Remembrance Day

Snow falls at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 19, 2024.

Man holding an umbrella, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Holocaust Memorial, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A gravestone on lawn, National Cemetery, Virginia, USA

Memorial stone to the Canadian poet John McCrae, who wrote the poem In Flanders Fields, at Essex Farm Cemetery, Boezinge, Belgium, Europe

Large poppies decorate street furniture in memory of the centenary of the end of the first world war.

011110-F-4300H-001. Base: Bury Saint Edmunds State: Suffolk Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

Headstones at Sumay Memorial Cemetery display damage sustained during an earthquake that struck the region on August 8th. Base: Naval Station State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Military cemetery Oderbrueck Harz

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen was laid to rest in Feburary 22, 2022, at the Provo City Cemetary. He was honored with two military wreths from the German deligation, on May 20th, 2022, for his heroic efforts during the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949. (Utah Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Nicholas Perez)

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 22257281

4. 435th Air Ground Operations Wing leaders pose for a group photo at Normandy American Cemetery, France on August 11, 2022. 435th AGOW leaders visited Normandy as part of a Battle Staff Ride during their commanders conference, and they visited the headstones of two 435th Troop Carrier Group Airmen who died during Operation Neptune in 1944.

MT, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, 7th Cavalry Horse Cemetery

1746 Military boots symbolizing US Military Personnel killed in Iraq as displayed at Independence Hall Eyes Wide Open” exhibit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 2005

DA-SC-90-03908. Base: Rock Island Arsenal State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cousins Patricia Warmack and Gayle Parrish read the headstone of one of their family members in the Little Creek Cemetery, Nov. 30 on Fort Stewart. Over 40 community members visited Fort Stewart, Nov. 29 for the annual tour featured eight cemeteries, each belonging to communities that once resided on the 288,000 acres of land that is now the training area belonging to the 3rd Infantry Division.

Five unknown US Soldiers are buried in this plot , Graves, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

04/30/1994. A sign of reconciliation, a German cross on a Normandy beach.

Entrance plaque, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, military cemetery in Punchbowl Crater, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, North America

Military gravestone for Private A. E. Watts of the Northamptonshire Regiment, who died during the First World War

WWI grave of George Edwin Ellison, last British soldier killed in action during the First World War One, at the St Symphorien cemetery at Saint-Symphorien near Mons, Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

Germany, Niedersachsen. Bergen-Belsen WW2 concentration camp memorial, memorial to Anne Frank and her sister.

World War One Khaki Chums Cross monument to Christmas Truce football match played between English and German troops in the No Man s Land of Ploegsteert, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

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