Military Honors and Memorials

Images portray solemn military ceremonies for fallen service members, featuring honor guards, caskets wrapped in flags, and emotional tributes.

Members from Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard carry the remains of Col. Zachary Hall, who was chief of the Commanders Action Group United States Transportation Command, during a memorial service in Hangar 1 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 16, 2022. Hall accumulated over 4,300 flight hours with more than half as an instructor or evaluator pilot.

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.

Members from Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard carry the remains of Col. Zachary Hall, who was chief of the Commanders Action Group United States Transportation Command, during a memorial service in Hangar 1 on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 16, 2022. Hall accumulated over 4,300 flight hours with more than half as an instructor or evaluator pilot.

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guards funeral honors team support the memorial service and burial of Pfc. Donald M. Born whose remains were recently identified and given a proper burial after going missing in action during the Korean War in 1950.

The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard pallbearer team transfer the casket of fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor to the Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section during his interment, Feb. 10, 2024, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. Gaylor championed Air Force professional military education in the late '60s and '70s before he was promoted to Chief Master Sgt. 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

Pall bearers carry a flag-draped casket containing the body of one of four Navy servicemen killed in the initial phase of the United States (US) military action in Panama. The four servicemen were members of a SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) team that secured Patilla Airfield in the early morning hours of December 20. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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RAPID CITY, S.D. -- The South Dakota Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team conducts a transfer of the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Arthur F. Jewett to a waiting hearse at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Rapid City Regional Airport Sept. 22. Jewett, a Korean War veteran, was missing-in-action in 1950 before the Army declared him dead two years later. His remains, recovered in Korea in 2002, were unable to be identified until earlier this year. (Army National Guard

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard Team, from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne) transports a flag draped transfer case carrying the remains of USA Sergeant First Class (SFC) Mark Wayne Jackson, on the flight line at Kadena Air Base (AB) Okinawa, Japan. SFC Jackson was assigned to A/Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne), Operational Detachment Alpha 142, and was killed during a bombing attack at an open-air restaurant, outside the gate at Camp Enrile Malagutay, Zamboanga, Philippines. (Substandard image). Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

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.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jolene R. Savageau, of 119th Fighter Wing, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Mary Sims, U.S. Army Spc. Kacey Kruger, Staff Sgt. Travis Hackey, and Spc. Jorge Elizondo place a training casket during military funeral honor team training at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 17, 2007.

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) members handoff the U.S. flag during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during WWII and the Korean War. This ceremony marked the completion of phase four out of seven disinterment phases. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) service members lift a casket 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.

US Honor Guardsman, representing all branches of the US Military, are standing guard in the Dept. of Commerce over the remains of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown who was tragically killed on April 3, 1996 in a CT-43 plane crash near Dubrovnik, Croatia. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Maj. Peter Moeller oversees the folding of the ceremonial flag during Pfc. Merl Holms Funeral at the Lake City Cemetery in Lake City, Iowa, on July 9, 2022. Iowa Army National Guard Honor Guard Soldiers traveled across the state for the ceremony to give past service members full military honors.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinter the remains of an unknown service member during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 6, 2022. The ceremony was part of the agencys efforts to disinter and identify the remains of unknown service members 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 our nation.

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 Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John Canley in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 25, 2022. Canley was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2018 for his actions during the battle of Hue City, Vietnam in 1968. As the Company Gunnery Sergeant, Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine, 1st Marine Division, Canley and his Marines fought off multiple vicious attacks while attempting to relieve friendly forces that were surrounded by enemy forces. According to the award citation, despite being wounded in these engagements, Canley repeatedly rushed across fire-swept terrain to carry his wounded Marines to safety. Canley took command of Company A after his commanding officer was severely wounded and led the Marines into Hue

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Members of the US Air Force Honor Guard, carry the casket of the late Senator and former US Air Force Major General Barry M. Goldwater, into Arizona State Universities' Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, for a memorial service. Base: Tempe State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Utah National Guard Honor Guard conducts Funeral Honors for the surviving family of U.S. Army Air Corps Sgt. Elvin L. Phillips, an Airman who was killed 79 years ago during World War II. Family from several states, friends, first responders, and service members gathered to render respect during the funeral at Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park in Bluffdale, Utah, Oct. 11, 2022.

Sailors assigned to U.S. Navy Region Hawaii hold a U.S. flag during an internment ceremony for U.S. Navy Water Tender 1st Class Milo E. Phillips at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 2022. Phillips was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which capsized after sustaining multiple hits from Japanese aircraft and torpedoes, causing the deaths of more than 400 crew members on Dec. 7, 1941, at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. Stewart was recently identified through DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) forensic laboratory and laid to rest with full military honors.

Service members from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (the Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Navy Chief Pharmacists Mate James T. Cheshire in Section 62 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 22, 2022. Cheshire died on Dec. 7, 1941 when the battleship he was assigned to, the USS Oklahoma at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by Japanese aircraft.From the Defense POW/MIA Account Agency (DPAA) press release:The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Cheshire.From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nuuanu Cemeteries.In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the America

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jack Rigsby, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) forensic photographer, front right, drapes the U.S. flag over a casket along with other servicemembers during 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.

220907-N-OL611-1030 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 7, 2022) Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) fold the ensign after colors aboard the ship, Sept. 7. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

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Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members 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.

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

All service honor guard members lift transfer cases carrying the remains of 17 unaccounted for U.S. serviceman on to buses for transportation to the Central Identification Labratory on Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The repatriation ceremony was held July 10, 2001 on the flightline in front of Hanger 9. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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A joint services casket team removes the flag-draped casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era from a hearse parked at the south steps of the Capitol. The Unknown will lie in state in the Rotunda until Memorial Day, when he will be placed on a caisson and taken to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Cole Euverard, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team leader, 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

U.S. Army John Miller, a forensic photographer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), participates 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.

U.S. Army Human Resource Command Honor Guard concludes a traditional flag folding ceremony for Memorial Day at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky., May 30, 2022. This folding models the flag folding seen at Military funerals to honor those who have fallen. | Julia Galli, CST Public Affairs Office.

A ramp ceremony honors eight fallen soldiers of the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), held at Kandahar Airfield on October 28, 2009 as they are loaded onto a USAF C-17 Globemaster III destined for the unit's home in Fort Lewis, Washington. The soldiers were killed on October 27, 2009, in two separate improvised explosive device attacks in the Kandahar Region.

The 181st Intelligence Wing Base Honor Guard prepares to fold the flag to present to U.S. Air Force Col. Tamala A. Saylor, the outgoing commander of the 181st Intelligence Wing, at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base in Terre Haute, Ind., April 23, 2022. The retreat ceremony was Saylor's last retreat before her retirement ceremony.

The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Air Force Col. (ret.) Charles Vasiliadis in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 9, 2023.Vasiliadis served in the Air Force for 30 years and was a highly decorated fighter pilot. A Vietnam veteran, he earned two Silver Stars, two Legions of Merit, five Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Purple Heart, and 30 Air Medals.Vasiliadis son, Douglas, received the flag from his fathers funeral service.

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110705-N-WS082-002NORFOLK (July 5, 2011) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) carry the remains of a Sailor onto the ship in preparation for a burial at sea.

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Funeral with military honors (Editorial Usage Only)

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Soldiers assigned to B Co., 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct plane side honors for U.S. Army Lt Col. Addison Earl Baker, commander of the 93rd Bombardment Group in the U.S. Army 9th Air Force, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Va., September 8th, 2022.

As the members of the Honor Guard load the casket into the hearse, one last salute is given before the casket is transported away. Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

A flag draped coffin containing the remains of US Army, STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Theodis Brown of Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, Division Artillery, 1ST Infantry Division (Mechanized), Bamberg, Germany, is place in an M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicel (HMMWV). SSG Brown died of cardiac arrest while playing basketball at Camp Dobol in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on August 6, 1997. Operation JOINT GUARD, 7 August 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Navy 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, Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2022. DPAA and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of U.S. Navy Water Tender 1st Class Oliver K. Burger, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Burger was accounted for on Nov. 24, 2020, nearly 80 years after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general for Marine Corps Installations West, salutes the memorial for former President Ronald Reagan during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, California, Feb. 6, 2023. The ceremony was held in honor of President Reagan as a tribute to his service to the United States, and in celebration of what would have been his 112th birthday.

Pall bearers carry a flag-draped casket containing the body of one of four Navy servicemen killed in the initial phase of the United States (US) military action in Panama. The four servicemen were members of a SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) team that secured Patilla Airfield in the early morning hours of December 20. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard demonstrate a six-man flag-fold during their graduation ceremony, April 25, 2022. Guardsmen demonstrated the full funeral service, including gun salute and taps, prior to receiving their honor guard badges.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct., 17, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members 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 our nation.

Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), participate in a Joint Armed Forces Color Guard presentation during an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-laying ceremony, Sept. 15, 2022, at the grave sit of 27th President of the United States, William H. Taft, in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. During the ceremony, hosted by Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director, Army National Military Cemeteries, Maj. Gen. John H. Phillips, Military Deputy to Deputy Chief of Staff, G6, (IMA) laid a wreath to commemorate Tafts 165th birthday. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Laura Stephens)

Senior Airman Cristal Zamora, Dover Fisher House for Families of the Fallen manager on duty at Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, poses for a portrait at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware May 24, 2022. AFMAO has supported more than 2,100 dignified transfers since 2009 as the sole port mortuary for the Department of Defense in the continental United States.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 24, 2022. The ceremony was part of DPAAs efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Diego Quinteroraygoza, an administrative specialist with Alpha Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West, and Pfc. Alberto Vazquez Jr., a preservation, packaging, packing, and marking specialist with Bravo Company, H&S Bn., MCI-West, stand at parade rest during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, California, Feb. 6, 2023. The ceremony was held in honor of President Reagan as a tribute to his service to the United States, and in celebration of what would have been his 112th birthday.

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, retire the colors during the 80th annual Evening Colors Ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 15, 2022. The ceremony was held to commemorate the official dedication of Camp Pendleton, which took place in September 1942. The base was named after Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated for a West Coast training base to be established.

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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

Army Reserve Staff Sgts. Averazse Parrish. left, and Robert Miller, the 88th Readiness Division Honor Guard, performed a flag-folding ceremony during the retirement ceremony for Maj. Gen. Darrell J. Guthrie, former commanding general, 88th Readiness Division at Veterans Memorial Park, Fort McCoy, Wis., July 30. 2022.

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Senior Airman Emma Britton, 66th Force Support Squadron ceremonial honor guardsman, folds a U.S. flag during a folding demonstration at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., May 24.

University of Michigan's Naval Officer Reserve Training Corps midshipmen conduct a color guard rehearsal at the university's stadium, The Big House, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 2, 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.

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Members of a U.S. Army flag detail assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, prepare to fold the American flag during an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 23, 2024. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and attending family members paid their respects and honored the life of U.S. Army Cpl. Adin C. Norris Jr., who was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division when his unit sustained heavy casualties while withdrawing from Taejon, South Korea. Norris was accounted for on Dec. 5, 2022. Air Force

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More than 600 Airmen assigned to the 320th Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 7-8, 2022. Col. Catherine Barrington, 90th Missile Wing commander, reviewed the ceremony.

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Three American Flag draped transfer cases carrying the remains of fallen Americans found in Laos, sit aboard a USAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at Anderson Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. This is the first time the remains have touched American soil and are enroute to Hawaii (HI), for further investigation. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 28, 2015) Vice Adm. Robin Braun, commander of Navy Reserve Force, speaks during the funeral service for Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Randall Smith. Petty Officer Smith died from his injuries two days after a shooting at Navy Operational Support Center, Chattanooga July 16.

220607-N-MH811-1052 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (June 7, 2022) -- Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Force Master Chief Jason Avin from Long Island, N.Y., and Yeoman 1st Class Dwight Allen, from Durham, N.C., present a ceremonial wreath during a Battle of Midway recognition ceremony at the USS Parche Submarine Park and Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 7. The Battle of Midway, fought over and near the Midway atoll, approximately 1,500 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii, represents the strategic high water mark and turning point of the Pacific war.

SAN PEDRO (May 28, 2022) Hospital Corpsmen 2nd Class Montana Lugo, from North Homestead, Ohio, with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, plants a flag above a veteran headstone at Green Hills Memorial Park during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW), May 28, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

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.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) fold a U.S. flag during 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.

A 101st Airborne Division honor guard helps hold a casket containing the remains of members of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in a plane crash at the Gander 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)

Army Master Sgt. James L. Quong, 30, of Norman, Oklahoma, killed during the Korean War, was laid to rest June 2, 2022, at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Quong had been an Army Reserve captain in World War II but gave up his commission to join the Regular Army as a master sergeant in the Korean War in order to be closer to and more involved with his men. Quongs funeral was attended by his daughter, Suzanne, and numerous family members.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2012) Chief Religious Programs Specialist Cayce Mautino salutes a folded American flag held by Staff Sgt. Jason Matlat during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp committed 17 former service members to the sea during this time-honored tradition. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

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Members of Charlie Company, 3rd Infantry carrying a folded American flag and the remains of a serviceman marches past a government sedan assigned to Arlington National Cemetery as they approach the post chapel. Base: Fort Meyer State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dennis Schoville, Chairman Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation, gave the eulogy for Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas to rest at the Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California, March 31, 2022. Cardenas was born March 10, 1920, and passed away March 10, 2022.

Pfc. Donald M. Born is given a proper memorial service and burial after his remains were recently identified after he went missing in action in Korea in 1950. His funeral was held at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alec Hagerty, left, and Lance Cpl. Chase Light, members of the U.S. Marine Corps funeral detail, render honors for 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 the 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 Pvt. Eugene P. Miller.

Liberty Wing Airmen conduct a flag folding during the closing ceremony of the 24 hour POW/MIA remembrance run at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 16, 2022. Airmen from across the wing volunteer to carry a flag in honor of those who are still missing but never forgotten during a 24-hour vigil run held annually at RAF Lakenheath.

Members of the rifle detail and the color guard stand by during a memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery for LT. CMDR. Barry T. Cooke of Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36). Cooke and his bombardier/navigator, LT. Patrick K. Connor, were killed when their A-6E Intruder aircraft was shot down on February 2, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 101st Airborne Division stand in formation inside Memorial Hall near the caskets of victims of the air crash in Gander, Newfoundland. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Col. Mark E. Huhtanen, Fort Jackson deputy commanding officer, speaks during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony held at Fort Jacksons Centennial Park Sept. 9. Huhtanen said despite the great tragedy, ‘our nation has prevailed. We can never forget that we are a people who refuse to quit and never accept defeat.

021023-M-8719G-033. State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB CVIC

030205-F-0558K-034. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Members from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing honor guard display the flag during the flag ceremony at the memorial for retired Col. Mark Fischer October 14, 2022 at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake, Wash. Col. Fischer passed away following his battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma on October 7, 2022.

030919-F-6135M-006. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DA-SC-85-00597. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2018) Korean War veterans pay respects after 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 to the U.S. that contain what are believed to be the remains of American service members lost in the Korean War.

020314-F-2703B-596. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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