Military Funerals and Honors

Images depict solemn military funerals, showcasing casket bearers, honor guards, and American flags in ceremonies honoring fallen service members.

Soldier funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

The remains of GEN Nathan F. Twining are being carried from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a hearse. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldier funeral at Arlington National Cemetery

DA-SC-85-00655. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps body bearers from Marine Barracks 8th and I, carry the casket of CWO4 Hershel "Woody" Williams inside the State Capitol Rotunda during the West Virginia State Memorial services for Woody, July 2, 2022 in Charleston, W.Va. Born on October 2, 1923, in Quiet Dell, WV, Woody enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on May 26, 1943, and advanced to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4 before his retirement in 1969 after 17 years of service. During WWII, Woody served in New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, and Guam before landing in Iwo Jima where his actions earned him the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

DN-SC-89-07243. Country: Unknown

An all-service honor guard team repatriates the remains of 17 unaccounted for U.S. serviceman from North Korea, Vietnam and Laos during a joint arrival ceremony held at Hickam AFB, Hawaii July 10, 2001. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070102-A-6816H-210. Base: Grand Rapids State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

A Joint Service Honor Guard of US Army Soldiers and US Air Force AIRMAN prepare to remove the flag draped coffins of six coalition Soldiers from the cargo bay of a US Air Force C-17 Globe MASTER III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Soldiers were killed during training exercises in Kuwait on 12 March 2001. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0202964 or search 010315F3329S501). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Soldiers with the Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section carry the flag-draped casket of fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor during his interment ceremony, Feb. 10, 2024 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. Gaylor spent more than seven decades improving the Air Force through its people. He was an active proponent of professional military education and delivered seminars frequently in-person and online until his passing. Air Force

010404-F-3329S-500. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) support military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 25, 2022. Meigs served as the head of U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army from 1998 to 2002, where he commanded the NATO peacekeeping force in Bosnia. A 1967 graduate from the U.S. Military Academy, he commanded an armored cavalry unit in Vietnam and the 1st Armored Division in the Persian Gulf War. Meigs was named after his great-great-great granduncle who served during the Civil War as the Armys Quartermaster General and was the architect of Arlington National Cemetery. He is also buried in Section 1. Meigs spouse, Mary Meigs, received the U.S. flag from his service. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

040609-F-2034C-004. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW

A US Army Chaplain follows a Joint Service Honor Guard of US Army Soldiers and US Air Force Airmen, as they carry one of six flag draped transfer case from the cargo bay of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, at Ramsetin Air Base, Germany. The transfer case contains the remains of Coalition Soldiers killed during training exercises in Kuwait on 12 March 2001. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0201426 or search 010315F3329S504). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

040609-F-2034C-006. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW

DA-SC-85-00586. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with the Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section carry the flag-draped casket of fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor during his interment ceremony, Feb. 10, 2024 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. Gaylor spent more than seven decades improving the Air Force through its people. He was an active proponent of professional military education and delivered seminars frequently in-person and online until his passing. Air Force

221110-N-MU154-0103 PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 10, 2022) Naval Support Activity Philadelphia's Funeral Honors detail prepares to fold the National Ensign during a gravside ceremony for Radioman 3rd Class Charles Montgomery, killed Dec. 7, 1941 in the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Montgomery was laid to rest in his hometown of Folcroft Pennsylvania Nov. 10, 2022.

070402-A-5560M-005. Base: Muniz Air Base State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A joint services casket team carries the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era up the Capitol steps into the rotunda. The Unknown will lie in state until May 28th. A state funeral service will be held in the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery followed by internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 31, 2022) The U.S. Naval Academy honors the life of retired Adm. Thomas B. Hayward, the 21st Chief of Naval Operations. Hayward was born May 3, 1924 in Glendale, California. After serving as an enlisted Sailor during World War II, Hayward attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1947. An aviator, he repeatedly served aboard aircraft carriers at sea and in training and test pilot commands ashore. He served as Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet and then as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet prior to being named CNO. He passed away on March 3, 2022.

Airmen fold the American flag May 14, 2022, on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Squadron members presented the flag to Chief Master Sgt. Julie Dieterlen, 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron superintendent, during her retirement ceremony.

040611-F-5276B-328. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Corporal David B. Milano, MIA, was lost in action during the Korean War on December 2, 1950. After 71 years, he will be repatriated back to the United States and reunited with his family. An Honor Guard made up of members of the Utah National Guard conduct an Honorable Carry at the Salt Lake City International Airport, April 26, 2022. Milano was born in Chicago, Illinois on Dec. 23, 1932, to Albert and Lida Milano. His family relocated to Utah, where Milano will be laid to rest next to his mother, sister and brother-in-law at Evergreen Memorial Park, 100 Monroe Blvd., Ogden, Utah.

U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct 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

A U.S. flag rests over recovered remains during a dignified transfer ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 1, 2022. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) received both the recovered remains and material evidence from a past conflict in Socialist Republic of Vietnam. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Sailors listen as Ed Koch, Mayor of New York City, speaks during the dedication ceremony of the newly constructed Pier 1 during Navy Fleet Week activities. Base: Naval Station, New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020313-F-5701K-003. Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David. H. Berger, watches Marines from Marine Barracks Washington 8th and I fold the national ensign during the West Virginia State Memorial services for U.S. Marine Corps CWO4 Hershel "Woody" Williams at the State Capitol and Culture Center Theater, July 3, 2022 in Charleston, W.Va. Born on October 2, 1923, in Quiet Dell, WV, Woody enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on May 26, 1943, and advanced to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4 before his retirement in 1969 after 17 years of service. During WWII, Woody served in New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, and Guam before landing in Iwo Jima where his actions earned him the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

040609-N-6501M-001. Base: Simi Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070214-A-5560M-014. Base: Humacao State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The remains of GEN Nathan F. Twining are being carried from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a hearse. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New York Army National Guard Soldiers carry the remains of Korean War MIA Cpl. Robert Charles Agard Jr. during his funeral ceremony honors May 27, 2022 at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetary in Elmira, N.Y. Agard returned home after more than 70 years listed as missing in action following his death in North Korea.

U.S. service members and civilians assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and the U.S. Embassy participate in a repatriation ceremony as part of an underwater recovery mission to locate missing service members at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Oct. 14, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chase Light, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps funeral detail, folds the U.S. flag during a funeral ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2024. In 1946, as part of post-war efforts to recover missing soldiers, the 604th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company centralized all of the possible remains found in Tarawa at Lone Palm Cemetery for later repatriation. The 94 sets of possible remains that were recovered but could not be identified were buried as unknowns at the NMCP in Honolulu. In July 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinterred the grave and sent the remains to the DPAA laboratory for forensic analysis. The laboratory analysis and the totality of the circumstantial evidence available established the remains as those of U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Eugene P. Miller.

DA-SC-85-00615. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Air Force Color Guard walk along a red carpet placed on the tarmac at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. They carry the remains of USAF First Lieutenant Michael Blassie. 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 identified 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: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

174th Attack Wing Commander, Col. William J. McCrink III addresses the wing during a wing formation ceremony held at Hancock Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, NY on August 11, 2022. 174th Attack Wing Alumni members and the 174th Honor Guard were also part of the wing formation ceremony.

061031-N-9362D-007. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Pallbearers carrying a flag-draped coffin approach the American and Korean members of a joint services honor guard as they walk toward a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The coffin contains the body of one of the 19 Marines from Co. C., 1ST Bn., 5th Marines, who were killed in the crash of a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during the joint U.S./Korean exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Osan Air Base Country: South Korea

DN-SC-89-09370. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221110-N-MU154-0114 PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 10, 2022) Naval Support Activity Philadelphia's Funeral Honors detail carries the casket carrying the remains of Radioman 3rd Class Charles Montgomery to the gravesite. Montgomery was killed Dec. 7, 1941 in the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Montgomery was laid to rest in his hometown of Folcroft Pennsylvania Nov. 10, 2022.

030205-F-0558K-023. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Army Sgt. Howard R. Belden, 19, of Hague, New York, killed during the Korean War, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 12, 2022. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for Belden on Oct. 14, 2021. In attendance at the funeral was Belden's sister, Barbara Curtis, and three of his brothers, Arthur, Daniel, and Arnold.

020305-F-6701P-008. Subject Operation/Series: ANACONDA Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

070204-A-8359B-003. State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Joint military ceremonial guardsmen watch over the casket of former President Gerald R. Ford as it lies in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., Jan. 1, 2007. DoD personnel are helping to honor Ford, the 38th president of the United States, who passed away on Dec. 26th. Following the state funeral in the Capitol Rotunda and a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, Ford's remains will be flown to Michigan for burial.

020314-F-2703B-582. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2018) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conduct an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. Carry teams will move fifty-five transfer cases, containing what are believed to be the remains of American service members lost in the Korean War, to the DPAA facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for identification. North Korea recently turned over the remains to the U.S. and is the first mass turnover of remains since the early '90s.

GEN. James T. Lindsay, commander-in-chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, (USSOCOM) presents the command flag to William H. Taft IV, deputy secretary of defense, during the USSOCOM activation ceremony. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gravestones and honor guard.; Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, and the U.S. Army Band, Pershings Own conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army 1st Lt. Myles W. Esmay in Section 36 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 1, 2022. Esmay was killed on June 7, 1944 during the siege of Myitkyina, Burma in World War II. From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release: In the spring and summer of 1944, Esmay, an infantry engineer, was a member of Company B, 236th Engineer Combat Battalion, reinforcing the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), also known as Merrills Marauders. Esmays battalion arrived at the recently captured airfield in Myitkyina, Burma, on May 28, where they were tasked with holding the airfield and taking part in the siege of Myitkyina. On June 4, the battalion attacked Japanese forces at Namkwi village northwest of the airfield. The fighting lasted until June 7.

040809-F-6340W-117. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army pallbearers prepare to carry the casket of MAJ. Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. into an aircraft during a departure ceremony on the flight line. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Service members conduct an Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at President William H. Tafts Memorial Gravesite in Section 30, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 15, 2022.The wreath-laying ceremony was held to commemorate Taft's 165th birthday and was hosted by Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director, Army National Military Cemeteries. The wreath was laid by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John H. Phillips, military deputy to the deputy chief of staff, G-6, United States Army Reserve.

Wreath Laying

070102-F-0194C-380. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020616-A-6414T-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

DF-ST-89-04860. Base: Hickman Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2018) The honor guard assigned to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) move a flag-draped case from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. The United Nations Command recently repatriated 55 transfer cases from North Korea that contain what are believed to be the remains of American service members lost in the Korean War.

220714-N-KB401-1186 WASHINGTON (July 14, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and other senior government and military leaders pay respect to U.S. Marine Corps veteran Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams as he lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, July 14, 2022. Williams, who passed away June 29 at age 98, was the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Flores, plans lead for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) Indo-Pacific Directorate, salutes during a dignified transfer ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 1, 2022. DPAA received material evidence and recovered remains from a past conflict in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown servicemembers 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 the nation.

HONOLULU (June 1, 2021) Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Navy Seaman 1st Class Camillus M. OGrady, 19, of Greenleaf, Kansas, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 1, 2021. OGrady was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37), 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 in Pearl Harbor. OGrady was recently identified through DNA analysis by the DPAA forensic laboratory and laid to rest with full military honors.

020911-F-2155T-039. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Carriage pulling casket to military cemetery

040609-F-2034C-003. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW

011022-F-3050V-064. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

020308-F-2155T-003. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040611-F-3050V-189. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-01168. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030205-F-0558K-024. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

The Honor Guard carry caskets containing the remains of nineteen service members killed in the Dhahran, Saudi Arabia bombing. The service is held at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware on June 27, 1996. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030131-F-9032T-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

070102-F-0194C-114. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070204-A-8359B-008. State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Alconbury Middle High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets fold a flag at RAF Alconbury, England, Sept. 12, 2022. Every year at RAF Alconbury, the JROTC program hosts a remembrance ceremony for those lost on 9/11.

The Air Force Honor Guard carries the coffin of Michael Hammer, AFL-CIO labor specialist in San Salvador for the State Department, to the grave site at Arlington National Cemetery after memorial services at the Fort Myer chapel. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Official imagery from the memorial services for Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, Medal of Honor recipient, held at the West Virginia State Capitol, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born in Quiet Dell, West Virginia in 1923, Williams, 98, was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while he served as a demolition sergeant serving with the 21st Marines, third Marine Division while fighting Japanese forces on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

One New Zealand and five United States of America Flag draped coffins, carrying the remains of six coalition Soldiers, rest in the cargo bay of a US Air Force C-17 Globe MASTER III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Soldiers were killed during training exercises in Kuwait on 12 March 2001. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0202963 or search 010315F3329S500). Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020329-F-1644L-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020510-F-8156G-002. Base: Cambridge American Cemetery State: Cambridgeshire Country: United Kingdom (UK)

Taps is played by a member of The Old Guard after a wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknowns by acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

A joint services casket team, preceded by a joint services color guard, carries the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era into the east entrance of the Capitol. Lining the steps is a joint service honor condon. The Unknown will lie in state until Memorial Day, when he will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for burial. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Joint-Service honor guards stand at attention during the funeral of GEN Omar Bradley. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Navy Region Hawaii Honor Guard spread the American flag over a casket during an internment ceremony for U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class George Gilbert, 20, of Indianapolis, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI, June 6, 2022. Gilbert 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. Gilbert was recently identified through DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency forensic laboratory and laid to rest with full military honors.

Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard fold the flag over the coffin of LCDR James T. Ruffin during funeral services 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)

220401-N-ZS023-1010 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (April 1, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuels) Chief Petty Officer Carlo Alejandro, left, and Fire Controlman Chief Petty Officer Mike Puga, both assigned to Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE, fold the ensign in preparation for morning colors, in celebration of the Chief Petty Officer 129th birthday. LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.

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