Military Funeral Honors

Ceremonial scenes depicting military personnel conducting honors at funerals, featuring flag-draped caskets and uniformed soldiers in solemn settings.

Soldier funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 18, 2022) Commandant of Midshipmen Col. James P. McDonough presents a folded American flag to Midshipman 2nd Class (junior) Luke Birds mother, Audra Courter, during a burial service at the U.S. Naval Academy cemetery. Bird died July 17, 2022, when he fell over a waterfall while hiking in the Valparaíso region during a semester abroad in Chile.

Members of Charlie Company, 3rd Infantry carry a flag and the remains of a service member at the Fort Meyer chapel. Base: Fort Meyer State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members from the military commands of Joint Base Cape Cod and the Otis Civilian Advisory Council join together to hold a Memorial Day Observance on Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, May 26, 2022. During the ceremony, a select choir from Bourne Middle School sang, and wreaths of flowers were placed by memorial stones encircling the large reflecting pool in the center of the park, representing and honoring those lost in service to the nation. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Francesca Skridulis)

240117-N-YS747-1005 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 17, 2023) Sailors ceremoniously transports caskets in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in preparation for a burial-at-sea. Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island.

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A wreath was ceremonially emplaced to honor and remember those who gave their lives in defense of our nation during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Rucker, Ala., May 27, 2022.

A contingent from the U.S. Military Academy participated in the commemoration of former President Franklin D. Roosevelts 142nd birthday Jan. 30 in Hyde Park, N.Y. The annual wreath laying event celebrates the life and service of the former president, which is held in the rose garden at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, hosted by the National Park Service at the home of the FDR National Historic Site. USMA Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves placed a Presidential Wreath on the behalf of President Joseph R. Biden in honor of FDR at the event. Reeves also made brief remarks at the ceremony.

U.S. Army Soldiers with Able Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, teach Cub Scouts how to properly fold the American Flag in a military funeral ceremony at Conlon Hall, Bergen Field, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. Teaching the flag folding ceremony to the Cub Scouts of America is believed to teach the youth of Bergenfield the history and traditions involved in rendering honors at a funeral. Army National Guard

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Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Bowen Kincaid, from Battle Creek, Michigan, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) engineering department, places a rose during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, September 1, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion, Michigan.

A Marine Corps honor guard stands around the flag draped casket of the Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam War during a wreath laying ceremony. The casket will be transported aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) to Alameda, California. Its final destination will be the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ARLINGTON (March 8, 2013) Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard place the remains of two Sailors recovered from the ironclad USS Monitor onto caissons during a military funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery. Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., in 1862.

The 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade Color Guard cases the colors at Fir Lane Memorial Park in Spanaway, Washington, May 29, 2022.The brigade provided a color guard, firing party and the guest speaker for the Memorial Day ceremony, the first time in three years the cemetery held the ceremony due to COVID-19.

DRAGUIGNAN, France (Aug. 15, 2013) Sailors assigned to the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) places flags in front of a grave at the Rhone American Cemetery during a community service project in recognition of the 69th anniversary celebration of allied troops landing in Provence during World War II. The visit serves to continue U.S. 6th Fleet efforts to build global maritime partnerships with European nations and improve safety and security.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Brooks and Staff Sgt. Upheng Vang, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, services flight, explain the use of human remains transfer case during mortuary affairs training at AB 101, Niger, April 4, 2023. Airmen trained in caring for the deceased service member, to include properly carrying the human remains transfer case and draping the flag.

A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) soldier stands at attention during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 4th, 2023. Approximately 63 individuals were disinterred as part of the Enoura Maru project: an on-going effort by DPAA to disinter, transport, and identify missing POWs from World War II. The remains were taken to the DPAA laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for further scientific analysis and possible identification.

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.

U.S. Navy HM2 John McCormick, a corpsman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, stands in front of a wreath presented by II Marine Expeditionary Force leadership during the 39th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2022. The memorial observance is held annually on Oct. 23 to remember the lives lost due to the terrorist attacks at U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Anthony, a native of Branchburg, New Jersey, assigned to the Marine Corps Base Quantico Ceremonial Platoon, practices presenting the American flag for a funeral detail at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 17, 2022. The MCB Quantico Ceremonial Platoon provides color guard detail for on and off base events, to include: funerals, ceremonies, parades, and the raising and lowering of the colors.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sarah Lindsey, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) holds the folden flag during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 29, 2024. From the approximately 2,000 remaining World War II unknowns in the cemetery, six caskets were transferred to the DPAA laboratory, where they will undergo further scientific analysis and possible identification.

The National Air and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Sean O'Keefe, left and Secretary of the US Air Force (USAF) James G. Roche, in the blue coat, honor the remains of Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Michael P. Anderson, a crew member aboard the ill fated Columbia Space Shuttle, as he is laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), in Virginia. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Mandeville Police Department Honor Guard raise an American flag and a Marine Corps flag during the unveiling of a permanent memorial to Mandeville Police Captain Vincent Liberto Jr., in Mandeville, Louisiana, Sept. 14, 2022. Liberto served 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve before being honorably discharged as a sergeant. He was shot and killed in the line of duty, Sept. 20, 2019. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Justin Ansel, the assistant chief of staff for the Marine Forces Reserve G-3/5 and a Mandeville resident, attended the dedication on behalf of the Marine Corps. We as officers owe it to America to give back someone whos better physically, mentally, morally. Thats what we do in the Marine Corps, said Ansel. We make Marines; we make them better mentally, physically, and morally, and then they go back into their communities. Vinnie Liberto is just a perfect example of this. His irrational call to serve continued from his Marine Corps service to public service as a Man

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cdr. Johnston Ariail renders honors after placing a wreath at the USS Serpens Memorial in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 27, 2023. This year marks the 78th anniversary of the explosion and destruction of the USS Serpens (AK-97). 250 service members lost their lives in this incident. This was the largest single disaster in the history of the Coast Guard.

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Oklahoma Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army view the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 29, 2024.

Chaplain W.L. Dike presents the U.S. flag to T. Bates III during funeral services for her brother, LT. CMDR. James T. Ruffin, at Arlington National Cemetery. Ruffin was listed as missing-in-action after failing to return from flying a mission off the coast of North Vietnam on Feb. 18, 1966. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Daniel Laslett, sergeant major, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, salutes during a naturalization ceremony aboard the Battleship USS North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2022. 18 Marines from 15 countries and five continents swore the Oath of Allegiance and received their citizenship. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills the requirements to become a citizen established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

Veteran group leaders lay a wreath and lei on a monument in honor of the fallen service members during the 34th Annual Memorial Day Observance at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 29, 2022. The ceremony is held annually to honor Hawaiis fallen service members and pay special tribute to the 10,000 Hawaiians who volunteered for service in World War I, more than 100 of which made the ultimate sacrifice. This years commemoration was held a day prior to the official observance of Memorial Day.

Members of the 149th Fighter Wing held a prayer service at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on May 26, 2022 in honor of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. The prayer service was led by Chaplain Major Victor Pagan and was open to group prayer led by various members in attendance. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Mancuso)

A joint services casket team carries the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era out of the rotunda and down the east steps of the Capitol. A caisson is waiting at the East Plaza to carry the serviceman to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral service and interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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240117-N-YS747-1009 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 17, 2023) Sailors ceremoniously transports caskets in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in preparation for a burial-at-sea. Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island.

Sailors assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC), Naval Education and TrainingCommand and Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola pay respects after laying a wreath at aremembrance ceremony for the victims of the Dec. 6 NAS Pensacola terrorist attack, in theNASC Area of Remembrance, Dec. 6, 2022. The attack left three U.S. Navy Sailors dead andeight other personnel injured onboard NAS Pensacola, Dec. 6, 2019. NASC provides aneducational foundation in technical training, character development, and professional leadershipto prepare Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and partner nation officers and enlisted studentsto be combat quality aviation professionals, and deliver them at the right time, in the rightnumbers, to be the forces their nation needs.

Lead by U.S. Army C OL Donald Kropp, officials from the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) salute a casket draped with the U.N. flag. The casket is believed to contain one of five U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War who were repatriated during a ceremony at the Panmunjom Freedom House. The UNCMAC officials received the remains from North Korean officials during the eighth repatriation ceremony held since joint search and recovery operations began in Korea in 1996. The five sets of remains brings the total returned to 19. Kim Yong-kyu, a spokesman for the U.N. command said the remains were recovered from Gaechon City, about 50 miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S.... Complete Scene Caption: Lead by U.S. Army C OL Donald Kropp, officials from the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) salute a casket draped with the U.N. flag. The casket is believed to contain one of five U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War who were repatriated durin

A U.S. Air Force color guard assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, at Moffett Air National Guard Base near Mountain View, Calif., unveils a California State Guard memorial plaque at The Flame of Liberty Memorial, Los Gatos, Calif., Sept. 11, 2022. Hosted by The Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation, the memorial ceremony honored the men and women who lost their lives and honored the first responders who sacrifice their lives. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Deepak Prasad)

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Bill Nelson, administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), gives remarks in front of the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial and Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 26, 2023. This was part of the NASA Day of Remembrance where several wreaths are laid at memorials and gravesites in memory of those men and women who lost their lives furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.

The honor guard for the Fire Department at NASA's Kennedy Space Center conducts the dedication service for a memorial to the 343 first responder victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks at Fire Station 1 at Kennedy on Sept. 11, 2015. The ceremony dedicated a monument that includes a section of steel I-beam from the World Trade Center in New York.

Remains of U.S. Army Air Corps Cpl. LaVerne Dirk Van Dyke, B-25 crew member, is laid to rest at the Zeeland Cemetery, Michigan, May 12, 2022. Van Dyke's great-niece, Beth Klomparen and great-nephew, Steve Klomparen accepted the ceremonial folded flag from Wright-Patterson Air Force Honor Guard 80 years after Van Dykes death. Remains of six crew members were found in a remote area of Papua New Guinea in 1998. The DNA analysis process to identify the remains took 20 years and another three years to bring Van Dyke home to his final resting place.

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A U.S. Army Soldier from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) stands at attention during the funeral service for U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Albert Bryant at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 5, 2024. Bryant began his military career at Montford Point, North Carolina, and earned the title Marine in 1943. While in the Marine Corps, Bryant served in World War II, including the battle of Iwo Jima. Following his enlistment in the Marine Corps, Bryant continued his military service in the U.S. Army Reserve, rising to the rank of brigadier general, the highest rank achieved by a Montford Point Marine. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Louis Lacayo, 336th Training Squadron instructor, places a bouquet of flowers during a remembrance ceremony for Airman Daniel Germenis at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 28, 2022. Germenis, who was assigned to the 336th Training Squadron, was remembered by members of the 81st Training Group on the one year anniversary of his passing.

Bill Nelson, administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), participates in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 26, 2023. Nelson was at ANC for the NASA Day of Remembrance, where several wreaths are laid at memorials and gravesites in memory of those men and women who lost their lives furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.

A Peruvian sailor stands next to a wreath laid by American military officials at the statue of Admiral Grau, a Peruvian naval hero in the Port City of Callao. Participants included the USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) Commanding Officer, Commander Steven L. Richter (not shown) and Honor Guard, as well as the military attach to the Ambassador of Peru, US Air Force Colonel McCarthy (not shown). Reuben James is in Peru en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: Callao Country: Peru (PER)

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in Flags-In, where Soldiers placed U.S. flags at the headstones and niche of service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Over 250,000 flags were planted at the final resting place of our Nation's fallen. Army Chief of Staff General James C. McConville participates in the event.

A joint service honor guard pays respect to fallen soldiers and airmen killed during a training exercise at Kuwait on March 12 2001. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0201417 or search 010315F2715C506). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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First responders and community members gathered at Fort Drums Lest We Forget monument outside Clark Hall on Sept. 8 to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a wreath-laying ceremony. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

A testement to those who died in the terrorist attack on June 25, at the Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia, during a memorial service on 28 June, 1996. The terrorist attack of the Khobar Towers housing compound killed 19 airman and wounded over 400. A giant truck bomb exploded outside the north perimeter of the military housing compound, reducing an eight-story residence building to rubble.

HÅGATÑA, Guam (July 25, 2022) - Portraits of fallen service members are displayed during the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument unveiling ceremony in Hågatña, July 21. Military leaders, government officials, and local residents gathered for the ceremony, which honored Gold Star families and service members who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ken Gaylor delivers remarks during the memorial of his father, fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Robert D. Gaylor, Feb. 10, 2024 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Robert D. Gaylor championed Air Force professional military education in the late '60s and '70s before he was promoted to chief master sergeant. of the Air Force in 1977. He continued to educate and inspire service members for more than 40 years after his retirement from military service. Air Force

A wreath-laying ceremony is conducted at the Battle of the Bulge monument in Section 46, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 25, 2023. The ceremony commemorated the ending of the Battle of the Bulge on this date in 1945.The Battle of the Bulge, described by Winston Churchill as "undoubtedly the greatest American battle" of World War II, took place in the Ardennes Forest region of Belgium and Luxembourg from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945. The last major German counteroffensive on the Western Front, it ended in victory for Allied forces under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower but at great cost. Soldiers fought in brutal winter conditions, and the U.S. Army lost approximately 19,000 men (and suffered some 75,000 total casualties) in what became the United States' deadliest single World War II battle.

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Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior senior officials at wreath-laying ceremony for law enforcement personnel killed in line of duty

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cheyenne Hopkins, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Indo-Pacific directorate analyst and planner (DPAA) conducts a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2024. From the approximately 2,000 remaining World War II unknowns in the cemetery, eight caskets were transferred to the DPAA laboratory, where they will undergo further scientific analysis and possible identification. Army

240120-N-ED228-2130 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2024) Sailors ceremoniously transport a casket during a burial-at-sea ceremony held on aircraft elevator 4 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean.

During burial services for Marine SGT. Thomas Handword, who was killed in El Salvador, honor guard members fold the flag from his casket. Base: Beavercreek State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 9, 2022. Members of DPAA and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of U.S. Navy Fireman 3rd Class Clarence A. Blaylock, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Blaylock was accounted for on July 29, 2019, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

Family and friends pay respects to Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas at the Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California, March 31, 2022. Cardenas was born March 10, 1920, and passed away March 10, 2022.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony for U.S. Navy Fireman Second Class Richard E. Casto at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. Casto was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which sustained fire from Japanese aircraft and multiple torpedo hits causing the ship to capsize and resulted in the deaths of more than 400 crew members on Dec. 7, 1941, at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

A soldier adjusts a flag covering a casket containing the remains of a member of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div., while working in a temporary morgue at Gander Airport. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in a plane crash at the airport. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert. Base: Gander State: Newfoundland (NF) Country: Canada (CAN)

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Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022. DPAA and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of Petty Officer 1st Class Beoin Corzatt, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Corzatt was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2020, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

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During a Patriot Day commemoration on September 8, 2022, an honor guard comprised of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Soldiers, police officers, and firefighters lowers the American flag to half mast as dozens of YPG personnel look on. The patter of a light rain falling on canopies above folding chairs for the audience was the only sound heard.

A retirement ceremony is held for U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Heidi Bunker the eleventh Ohio state command chief on September 10, 2022, at Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Her retirement followed a change of authority ceremony.

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Jean Blassie (Right) and her son George Blassie, brother of USAF First Lieutenant Michael Blassie, gather at his gravesite in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. 1LT Blassie was shot down and killed in South Vietnam on May 11th, 1972. A mix up with dog tags and body identification led the remains listed as Unknown and buried in the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery (Not shown). Using DNA testing on May 14th, 1998, the remains were indentified as those of 1LT Blassie and services were held in his honor. This image is seen in the September 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Saint Louis State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brig. Gen. John M. Cushing, deputy commanding general of United States Army Recruiting Command, administers the oath of enlistment to a formation of future Soldiers during a U.S. Army Birthday ceremony in Times Square, N.Y., on June 14, 2022. The ceremony commemorated the Armys 247th birthday, and highlighted the Armys 24/7 commitment to global readiness and the Army family.

The caisson bearing the remains of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era rolls through Arlington National Cemetery. State funeral services will be held in the Memorial Amphitheater, followed by interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alec Scheurger carries a wreath to be laid in honor of those who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces during a Memorial Day ceremony, May 30, 2022, at Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Local military and civilian leaders and community members participated in Memorial Day events in the greater Dayton area.

For the members of the Idaho Patriot Guard Riders Memorial Day is a weekly remembrance. The Patriot Guard Riders are a national organization with state chapters spread out in regional areas. The PGR creed is simple - Standing for those who stood for us. In Idaho, the PGR is often present at the committal services for active duty members of the military, members of the Idaho National Guard, and Veterans that take place at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in the foothills of Boise and communities throughout Idaho. Boise PGR members often ride or drive at their own expense to services for veterans in eastern Idaho, about a 3 - 4 hour drive from Boise. Some PGR members are veterans, some not. Their common bond is reverence for those who have served their nation through military service or as first responders. PGR presence at services in Idaho is by invitation or request of family. According to Mr. James Earp, Bureau Chief at the State of Idaho Veterans Cemetery the PGR attends approximat

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Marines from the The Presidents Own Marine Band, Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I), and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brendan ODonnell in Section 83 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Oct. 14, 2022.ODonnell entered the Marine Corps in October of 1950 and fought in the Korean War as a second lieutenant. By early April 1951, ODonnell had become a platoon leader in Company D, 2nd Battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment, supporting the Armys 1st Cavalry Division. His platoon was fighting to the Kansas Line, along the 38th parallel the dividing line between North and South Korea. On April 10, 1951, ODonnells platoon spearheaded a company-sized attack on an enemy ridgeline, killing 27, wounding 35 and capturing seven. As enemy fire rained in from the adjacent hills, he constantly exposed himself while setting up a defensive position. Mortars t

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221207-N-MR862-169 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (07 Dec. 2022) Marine Corp League Oklahoma City Commandant, Danny Thomas discusses the names on the wall of the USS Oklahoma of the 14 U.S. marines who lost their lives on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37), during the events of Pearl Harbor, Dec 07 2022. SCW-1 is a tenant command at Tinker Air Force Base, ensuring National Security through the deterrence of adversarial nuclear ambitions.

More than 30 World War II veterans attended and were honored during the Carre de Choux (Cabbage Patch) Ceremony in Carentan, France, June 3, 2022. This ceremony commemorates the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history. The Cabbage Patch Commemoration Ceremony and Parade paid homage to the Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who fought enemy forces occupying this area surrounding Carentan.

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Soldiersshow their respect as the remains of Staff Sgt. Keith 'Matt' Maupin are transported to his final resting place.

World War II vets attend The Great Texas Air Show, Apr. 23 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Great Texas Airshow, featuring the Thunderbirds, was April 23 thru 24 at JBSA-Randolph. The Thunderbirds perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents. Through air shows and flyovers, they aim to excite and inspire. In addition to showcasing the elite skills all pilots must possess, the Thunderbirds demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the Air Force's premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

A contingent from the U.S. Military Academy participated in the commemoration of former President Franklin D. Roosevelts 142nd birthday Jan. 30 in Hyde Park, N.Y. The annual wreath laying event celebrates the life and service of the former president, which is held in the rose garden at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, hosted by the National Park Service at the home of the FDR National Historic Site. USMA Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves placed a Presidential Wreath on the behalf of President Joseph R. Biden in honor of FDR at the event. Reeves also made brief remarks at the ceremony.

Members of the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation pay respect to Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas at the Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California, March 31, 2022. Cardenas was born March 10, 1920, and passed away March 10, 2022.

Frank Matthews, a docent at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Iwo Jima veteran, tells of his personal experiences on the island to a group of visitors at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, July 22, 2010. The docents at the museum unlock the full potential of exhibits, as well as adding color to the displays with facts and unrelenting enthusiasm.

Family members of U.S. Navy Fireman 3rd Class Clarence A. Blaylock pray during an interment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 9, 2022. Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of Blaylock, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Blaylock was accounted for on July 29, 2019, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

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 22257177

U.S. Army Cadet Command hosts the unveiling ceremony for the Sgt. Maj. Gary Fortunato Training Complex at Fort Knox, Ky., June 21, 2022. Fortunato retired in 1997 after 30 years of service, he continued to serve as a contract Army ROTC instructor at Providence College for the next 23 years until his untimely death in April 2020. During his time with Army ROTC, Fortunato taught more than 575 Cadets at the military-science II level, participated in 46 field training exercises, over 500 color guard ceremonies and coached over 38,000 Cadets through the Confidence Course at Cadet Summer Training. | Photo by Kyle Crawford, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Employees and guests placed wreaths and flowers at the Space Mirror Memorial at the spaceport's Visitor Complex during NASA's Day of Remembrance. The annual event took place on the 10th anniversary of the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew and was hosted by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. The ceremony also honored the astronauts of Apollo 1, who perished in 1967, and the shuttle Challenger, lost in 1986, as well as other astronauts who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. Dedicated in 1991, the names of fallen astronauts are emblazoned the monument's 4.5-foot-high-by-50-foot-wide polished black granite surface which reflects the sky and has been designated by Congress as a National Memorial.

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