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Military Cemeteries and Memorials

Photographs of various military cemeteries, showcasing rows of gravestones, memorials, and serene landscapes honoring fallen soldiers.

Headstones at the Bretteville-surLaize Canadian war Cemetery in France

Field of steles at the memorial to the former concentration camp in Woebbelin, near Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Tyne Cot World War One Cemetery, the largest British War cemetery in the world in Passendale, Belgium

den frieden sichern (to ensure peace), German, anti-nuclear weapons, anti-war, Peace campaign poster, during the Cold war 1983

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

War graves, Cemetery, Stubenrauchstrasse, Friedenau, Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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

Poppies growing on sandbags at the Dodengang, Boyau de la Mort, Trench of Death, First World War One trenches along the river IJzer, Diksmuide, Belgium, Europe

Bedford House cemetery with graves of First World War British Empire soldiers at Zillebeke near Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Prieuré Binson military graveyard

Snow falls in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 3, 2022. This was the first snow of the year.

Veteran Honoring Graves At American Military Cemetery In Tunis, Tunisia

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Canadian warkerkhoven. War cemetery in Mons. A Canadian mother at her son's grave. July 23, 1935. Belgium

U.S. Military Cemetary Near Cambridge, England.

Custer´s Last Stand battlefield, Custer´s grave site marked by dark shield on stone, Montana, USA, North America

National cemetery, Arlington, Va. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Virginia, Arlington (Va.)

First World War cemetery of Chinese labourers at Noyelles-sur-Mer, Bay of the Somme, Picardy, France, Europe

Clouston Garden of Remembrancefor slain British soldiers during the Anglo Boer War. Near Colenso. kwaZulu-Natal. South Africa

District Of Columbia. Arlington Cemetary. Grave Of John F. Kennedy

Sculpture group Trauernde Soldaten at the Langemark German World war One cemetery Alter Friedhof, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Semarang. Worship at the Erekerkhof in Semarang. Saying goodbye to II-13 R.I .. At the Ereveld to Semarang to the TilieMaplein, a ceremony has had a ceremony on Sunday in connection with the departure of II-L3 R.I after the ceremony. A girl places flowers in a vase. February 22, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom visits the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunis, Tunisia, on March 18, 2014.

A view of the cemetery behind the church in the combat village at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Collective Training Facility. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

memorial to warriors Soviet army gun pillbox simple memorial to warriors Soviet army Copyright: xZoonar.com/mrivsergx 17115328

Field of Remembrance with red poppies on wooden crosses, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

010527-F-1540F-005. Complete Scene Caption: Air Force Captain (CAPT) Keith Justice, USAF, (third from left) salutes to honor veterans of World War II during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony at Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. CAPT Justice also laid a wreath in the name of the 2nd Air Division Association, 8th Air Force. CAPT Justice, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is temporarily assigned as the logistics chief for the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. He and more than 30 other Air Force members from the group joined representatives of the Navy, Army, French military, and French and American veterans' organizations to honor the soldiers and sailors buried at Rhone who fought in southern France in World War II. Fifty-two memorial wreaths were offered at the ceremony. Base: Le Tube Air Base 125 State: Istres Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

"Lest We Forget" inscription at Melbourne war memorial

War memorial for the fallen in the First and Second World Wars in Michaelsbuch, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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.

The Belgian Military Cemetery Houthulst with graves of Belgian soldiers of the First World War, Belgium, Europe

Remembrance - a memorial day observed in the Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in battle. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Chattanooga National Cemetery: A Historic 1863 Landmark Spanning 120 Acres with Over 50,000 Civil War Graves, Open for Burials Until 2045 Chattanooga National Cemetery, established in 1863, covers 120.9 acres and holds over 50,000 graves, mostly Union soldiers from the Civil War. Expanded and preserved over time, it will allow burials until 2045. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSr/GrindstonexMediaxGroup/WalterxArcexPhotographyx 22257755

Memorial stele at Pegasus bridge, site of the first liberation, 6th June 1944, Normandy, France, Europe

Poppy wreaths laid at the foot of the war memorial in remembrance of fallen soldiers and members of the armed forces Poppy wreaths laid at the foot of the war memorial in remembrance of fallen soldiers and members of the armed forces UK Copyright: xZoonar.com/JanetxRidleyxPhotographyx 15402065

Seamen's cemetery, Saint-Michel-en-Grève (Breton: Lokmikael-an-Traezh), Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

010126-N-8743M-009. Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN)

KZ Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen KZ Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen Copyright: xZoonar.com/HGVorndranx 21446046

Grave of private G. E. Ellison, last British soldier killed during WW1, St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, Saint-Symphorien near Mons, Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

Europe, Poland, Lubusz Voivodeship, Fortified Front Oder-Warthe-Bogen (Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen) / Miedzyrzecki Rejon Umocniony

Early morning of the Wreaths Across America annual removal of wreaths, commonly known as Wreaths Out, 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.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Scott Desjardins, Superintendent of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Luxembourgian Prime Minister Xavier Bettel; and U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg David McKean, stand at the grave of U.S. Army General George S. Patton on July 17, 2016, as they tour the site following two days of bilateral meetings with government officials.

The New Zealand War Memorial, Hyde Park Corner, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

UK, England, London. Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, a major art installation at the Tower of London, marking one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War.

Aerial view of grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia near Washington, D.C..

The Cenotaph London Cenotaph to commemorate the deads of all wars, London, UK Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 2893128

Winter weather at Arlington National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., Jan. 16, 2024.

Art installation titled 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red'. The dry moat was filled with 800,000 ceramic poppies commemorating the First World War Centenary. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper.

Grave of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, known for writing the famous war memorial poem In Flanders Fields, at Wimereux cemetery, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Europe

The 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) hold a wreath-laying ceremony at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy in Section 45 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 27, 2022. This ceremony is held yearly to commemorate President Kennedys contributions to the U.S. Army Special Forces, including authorizing the Green Beret as the official headgear for all U.S. Army Special Forces and his uncompromising support to the regiment.

Tower of London World War One memorial entitled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.

Grenadier guards regimental badge on headstone at Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War One British soldiers

Armed Forces and guests gather for a Memorial Day ceremony at the Brookwood American Military Cemetery, England, May 29, 2022. Memorial Day provides us a solemn opportunity to remember our fallen brothers and sisters in arms, reflect upon their courageous sacrifice, and show gratitude for the freedom they gave their lives to defend. It also affords us the opportunity to pay homage to those families who lost their loved ones in service to the Nation-and continue to feel the full weight of that sacrifice today.

Wreaths and flowers were presented during a ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France, May 29, 2022. This Memorial Day ceremony was held to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood. The visit is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective countries during World War I.

New Forest Airfields Memorial, A memorial to remember the 12 airfields within the New Forest area and the people who served at them, Bransgore, Hampshire, UK

HAKODATE, Japan (Oct. 8, 2022) Flowers sit at the foot of a U.S. Navy Sailors tombstone at Hakodate Foreign General Cemetary after Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) helped clean and lay flowers during a community relations event, Oct. 8. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Commemorative event on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the victims of National Socialism, at the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under National Socialism in Berlin, 31 January 2024

Members assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, cleanup debris and foliage at Mount Mora Cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri, Nov. 10, 2022. The cemetery is the resting place of the wings founding commander, Col. John B. Logan.

War remembrance monument Cave-Penney Memorial cross 1918, Corndon Down, Cherwell, Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK.

British military cemetery

Hrebenne, northern Poland - Ukraine border entry and first reception of Ukrainian war refugees.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, eighth Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force CMSgt Steve Cenov, Eight Air Force command chief, tour the grounds of Cambridge American cemetery after a ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the Eighth Air Force on Sept. 1, 2022, in Cambridge, England. Gebara and Cenov met with RAF officers and leaders from local Air Force wings to celebrate the victories of the Eighth and reflect on the sacrifices of the men and women laid to rest.

Signposts for military cemeteries of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for First World War One British soldiers in West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

First World War One grave with photo of fallen soldier at the Belgian Military Cemetery at Houthulst, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

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

Netherlands (aka Holland), Arnhem, Oosterbeek. Hartenstein (aka Airborne Museum) WWII monument.

Secretary Gale Norton in front of marker for former Fish and Wildlife Service staff member Richard Guadagno, at the temporary memorial, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honoring the passengers and crew of Flight 93, hijacked on September 11, 2001. Norton visited the site to swear in the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission

Royal Field Artillery regimental badge on headstone at Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War One British soldiers

Members of the 501st Combat Support Wing and the local community gather at RAF Welfords Memorial Grove for a memorial service March 31, 2023. Annually on the anniversary of the Nuremberg Raid, a joint U.S. and U.K. wreath laying ceremony takes place, memorializing the multinational 101st Squadron crew that perished during a crash March 31, 1944 upon returning from Germany.

German grave at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, largest First World War One hospital cemetery in the Ypres Salient, Poperinge, Belgium, Europe

World War I Memorial to the Christmas Truce Football Match between English and German Troops in No Man's Land at Ploegsteert, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

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