Military Ceremonial Events

Dignitaries speaking at military ceremonies, highlighting military history and honoring veterans during formal events.

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

COL. John Handy, commander, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, introduces President George H.W. Bush upon his arrival on base. Bush is visiting Rhein-Main following the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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Office of Civil Rights - Veterans Day - Admiral Michelle J Howard speaking at a Veterans Day Event , Environmental Protection Agency

Virginia's U.S. Senator John W. Warner, a former Secretary of the Navy, speaks of the aircraft carrier as "a symbol of America's commitment" to the gathered crowd of 16,000 during the christening ceremony of the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN-74) at the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Corporation. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

President Barack Obama joins Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (left) at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2010, for ceremonies marking the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the famous building, which serves as the headquarters of the Department of Defense. In the audience are family members of some of the 184 people -- both passengers and crew aboard American Airlines Flt. 77 and military and civilian Department of Defense employees -- who lost their lives in the attack.

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 27, 2022) President Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivers the graduation address as the guest speaker during the U.S. Naval Academys Class of 2022 graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

220518-N-OH262-0133 WASHINGTON D.C. (May 18, 2022)--Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, Commander, Military Sealift Command, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18. During WWII Merchant Mariners put their lives on the line for their country, braving German and Japanese submarines, in their Liberty Ships, as they delivered critical supplies for service members serving in the European and Pacific theaters.

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

DA-SD-05-00653. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110713-N-UH963-023WASHINGTON (July 13, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus renders honors prior to delivering the keynote speech during the Department of the Navy Tribute to African American Leadership at the Pentagon.

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Senator Jake Garn, R-Utah, addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716). Seated behind Senator Garn is Edward J. Campbell, President and CHIEF Executive Officer of the Newport News Shipbuilding Co. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

National Security Council on Sept 12, 2001, the day following the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks. L-R: Colin Powell, Secretary of State; President Bush, VP Dick Cheney; General Henry Shelton, Chm. Joint Chief of Staff. (BSLOC_2015_2_143)

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

030417-D-2987S-078. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

Left to right, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, render honors during the national anthem as the beginning of a Veteran's Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2008.

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2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

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Senator Barack Obama introduces the 'Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007

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President Barack Obama listens to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, middle, during a Situation Room meeting May 11, 2009. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flank Gates.

With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a U.S. Marine delivers remarks at the Toys for Tots ceremonial presentation to the Marine Corps Reserve, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2016.

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1982 - Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-New Mexico, speaks during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine ALBUQUERQUE (SSN-706)..

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U.S. President Herbert Hoover Making Armistice Day Address at American Legion Exercises, Washington DC, USA, November 11, 1929

President Barack Obama is briefed in the Oval Office before meeting with a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders regarding Libya, March 18, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen; Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Bill Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.

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Office of the Secretary - National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at U.S. Capitol with President George W Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

220518-N-OH262-0185 WASHINGTON D.C. (May 18, 2022)--Senator Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18. During WWII Merchant Mariners put their lives on the line for their country, braving German and Japanese submarines, in their Liberty Ships, as they delivered critical supplies for service members serving in the European and Pacific theaters.

220518-N-OH262-0103 WASHINGTON D.C. (May 18, 2022)--Congressman John Garamendi, U.S. Representative for California's 3nd District, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18. During WWII Merchant Mariners put their lives on the line for their country, braving German and Japanese submarines, in their Liberty Ships, as they delivered critical supplies for service members serving in the European and Pacific theaters.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a cross-service corps of U.S. service members stationed at Camp Lemonnier - the only U.S. military base in Africa - during a visit to Djibouti, Djibouti, on May 6, 2015.

061031-N-9362D-006. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Presentation of the 1962 Collier Trophy to astronauts Lt. Cdr. M. Scott Carpenter, US Navy (USN); Major L. Gordon Cooper, US Air Force (USAF); Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., US Marine Corps (USMC); Major Virgil I. Grissom, USAF; Cdr. Walter M. Schirra, Jr., USN; Cdr. Alan B Shepard, Jr., USN; and Major Donald K. Slayton, USAF, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. Gus Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. Deke Slayton. Standing right of the trophy, first row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Air For

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Arizona Senator John McCain applauds in honor of his long time comrad retired Air Force Col. George Bud” Day, Medal of Honor recipient, during the weekly Marine Corps Sunset parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial Aug. 3. The two Vietnam veterans shared a prison sell as prisoners of war in 1967, during which they were tortured by Viet Cong forces. Day has remained a political ally over the years.

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Army Birthday Celebrates Congressional Partnership

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a press briefing after the release of the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27 2022.

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DA-SC-88-02811. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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President Bush Signs the Patriot Reathorization Act

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks during the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2022.

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THE RIGHT STUFF (1983), directed by PHILIP KAUFMAN.

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The Honorable John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy, speaks at the official christening ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS HIGGINS (DDG 76), (vessel not shown). Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, VIP's, Vietnam veterans, and other guests wait for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era to be brought into the Capitol rotunda during an arrival ceremony. The Unknown will lie in state in the rotunda until Memorial Day, when he will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's USS Steel West Coast Trip Weekend of 8/20/2001

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the dedication of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs memorial wall ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2014. The memorial honors personnel who have died while participating in overseas criminal justice and counternarcotics assistance programs on behalf of the United States.

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

President Barack Obama announces his intention to nominate Robert McDonald to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks at his official portrait unveiling ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July 15, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

President George W. Bush talks with President Jacques Chirac of France. On the Colonnade at the White House, Sept 18, 2001. Operation Enduring Freedom combat in Afghanistan would start on October 7, 2001. France would be a participant providing troops and other military support. (BSLOC_2015_2_158)

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