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Military Veterans Ceremonies

Images of U.S. military veterans attending ceremonies, showcasing camaraderie, patriotism, and honor at various commemorative events.

Veterans of World War II receive warm greetings from the Normandy community following the Airborne Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. Paratroopers come to Normandy to celebrate the triumph and victory of the 82nd Airborne Division in liberating Normandy from Nazi rule.
Veterans of World War II receive warm greetings from the Normandy community following the Airborne Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. Paratroopers come to Normandy to celebrate the triumph and victory of the 82nd Airborne Division in liberating Normandy from Nazi rule.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference
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President's Call to Service Award ceremony and reception for volunteers at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining the National Park Service's Chief Historian for the Memorial, Daniel Martinez, among the dignitaries on hand
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Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's participation in events marking the debut of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial traveling exhibit, Corps of Discovery II, at Monticello, Virginia, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton
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President's Call to Service Award ceremony and reception for volunteers at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining the National Park Service's Chief Historian for the Memorial, Daniel Martinez, among the dignitaries on hand
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061207-N-4965F-082. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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USA, New Mexico, Albuquerque Old Town Plaza Navajo Code Talkers. (MR)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii for commemorative events on the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack
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(Pictured left to right) Winwood Wood, Peg Calhorn, Eileen Ferguson, Bea St. Clare Thurston, Margaret Weiss, Bev Beesemyer, Mary Lou Neale, Dorthy Swan Lewis, Yvonne "Pat" Pateman, Nancy Staples, Emmie Drummond, and Alyce Rohrer all Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, posed in front of P-38 Lighting aircraft at March Museum, at March ARB, California. Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gerald Teldon (center), retired, shows his awards to this family after being recognized for his honorable service as a pilot on July 29, 2022, at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life and Learning, San Antonio, Texas. Teldon, born in Bronx, N.Y., in 1924, joined the military in 1944. He completed 62 missions during WWII and the Korean War. Lt. Col. Andrew Stein, 502nd Operations Support Squadron commander, was the presiding officers. The awards presented to Teldon are as follows: the Air Medal; American Campaign Medal; European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Medal; and the Distinguished Unit Citation.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership hosts a hail and farewell ceremony on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2022. During the ceremony arriving team members were greeted and departing members received awards, parting gifts and shared a few words with fellow staff members, students and faculty.
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