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Military Parades and Ceremonies

Images of military parades, color guards, and ceremonial events featuring uniformed personnel with flags and rifles, set in various U.S. bases.

DA-SC-85-00528. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
DA-SC-85-00528. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Bulgaria, Sofia, 'Guard Of Honour Marching During Changing Of The Guard Outside The Presidency Building, '
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A horse-mounted color guard carries the colors into the rodeo at the COL. A. C. (Ace) Bowen Rodeo Grounds. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Practice Inaugural Parade. CPT Brian Whalen and SPECIALIST Octavis Smiley, "Caisson Platoon" march on while band controller SMA William (Boyd) Saratt looks on. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An M-939 5-ton truck carries personnel along Broadway Street during the "San Diego Salutes the Troops" parade. The parade is being held in honor of all veterans, with special recognition being given to units that took part in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SEAMAN recruits practice line handling during a class at the Recruit Training Command. Base: Naval Training Center, Orlando State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Graduation at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
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LT. GEN. John M. Keane hosted the official Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Airborne and Special Operations Museum at Seay Field. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Funeral of GEN Daniel (Chappie) James is being conducted in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University, Washington, D.C. Honor Guard horse casket carriers lead the procession in Arlington National Cemetery. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Implementation of the marine chapel on a tattoo.
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Visit of members of the American Legion, 9:55AM. President John F. Kennedy addresses members of the American Legion. Standing on platform with President Kennedy (L-R): former National Commander of the American Legion, Colonel William Burke; National Commander of the American Legion, Charles L. Bacon. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands in front of crowd at left (holding camera in front of face). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Recruits from the Woman Recruit Training Command are instructed in firing range procedures during basic training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The crew stands in formation on the deck of the USS HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN 730) during the commissioning ceremony for the Ohio class nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Local residents visit the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59) during a port call by the KAUFFMAN and the guided missile cruiser USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG-17). The vessels are visiting Poland in conjunction with Baltops '90, a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea, and their port call represents the first visit by U.S. Navy vessels since 1927. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '90 Base: Gdansk Country: Poland (POL)
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Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, 10:50AM. President John F. Kennedy (right) attends Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan, stands in center; Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason, stands at far right in foreground (back to camera); White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, stands in background (behind President Kennedy). Military color guards line walkway leading up to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.
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Veteran's Day Parade, St. Louis, Missouri
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Aerial view of GEN Omar Bradley's funeral procession across the Memorial Bridge to the Arlington National Cemetery. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Vintage Photograph. Changing of the guard ceremony at parliament hill in ottawa, showcasing canadian heritage.
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Inspection tour of NASA installations: Houston, Texas, motorcade, address at Rice University, 9:34AM. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council (at lectern), delivers remarks at Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas; President John F. Kennedy (fourth from right) sits in front row on speakers platform. Also pictured: Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Chancellor of Rice University, Dr. Carey Croneis; Governor of Texas, Price Daniel; Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; President of Rice University, Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb.
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Polish American marchers participating in Veterans Day Parade, St. Louis, Missouri
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Trip to West Virginia: Address at the West Virginia Centennial celebration, State Capitol Building, Charleston, 11:30AM. View of spectators gathered in the rain in front of the State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia, for a celebration commemorating the centennial of West Virginia, attended by President John F. Kennedy. Boy Scout color guards hold flags in foreground.
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Drill instructors and class officers at Aviation Officer Candidate School look over a new class of candidates after lining them up in formation. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-86-04413. Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Address before the 2506 Brigade in Miami, 10:34AM. President John F. Kennedy receives the flag of the 2506th Cuban Invasion Brigade from brigade members during a presentation ceremony at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida. Standing on speakers platform (left to right): Erneido Oliva, second in command of the brigade; Mayor of Miami, Robert King High; Jose Pérez San Román, commander of the brigade; Manuel Artime, civilian chief of the brigade; President Kennedy (at lectern, holding flag); U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes (mostly hidden in back, holding up flag); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden behind flag); former Prime Minister of Cuba and chairman of the Cuban Revolutionary Council, Dr. José Miró Cardona (partially hidden behind flag); Reverend Ismael Lugo, brigade chaplain. The Brigade was comprised of Cuban exiles who participated in the Bay of Pigs invasion of April 1961.
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Vietnam veterans of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe march in the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-89-10385. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)
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DD-ST-89-03822. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Marine color guard displays the colors at the conclusion of the deactivation ceremony for Naval Station, Subic Bay. Following the ceremony, which is being held at Tappan Park, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority will assume control of the station. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)
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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participate in a regiment motivational run on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2022. Marines with CLR-37 conducted a motivational run and cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps 247th Birthday. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
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Two female police officers, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Latium, Italy, Europe
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Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. President John F. Kennedy watches the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen) from the Navy side of the stands. Also pictured: Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Rear Admiral John F. Davidson; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Governor of Ohio, Mike DiSalle; Myrtle England DiSalle (wife of Governor DiSalle); White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul Red Fay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Mary Lee Lamar Anderson (wife of Admiral Anderson); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Secretary of the Navy, John B. Connally. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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DN-ST-86-02881. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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President Barack Obama greets cadets after delivering a speech on Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in West Point, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2009.
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DF-ST-87-08049. Base: Quincy State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)