U.S. Flag Ceremonies

American flags displayed during military ceremonies, emblematic of patriotism and honoring service, set against various landscapes and solemn events.

USA, California, San Diego. American flag waves above Liberty Station

Several members of the American Legion Department of Idaho spent their Veterans Day properly disposing of close to 5,000 American flags by holding a ceremony and respectfully burning the flags. During the ceremony, Idaho National Guards trumpet player from the 25th Army Band, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Robinett, performed Retreat to lower and retire the first tattered flag at the beginning of the ceremony. He played Taps to honor and respect the flag as it was burned. Robinett then performed To the Colors for a new flag, as it was raised and displayed.

980620-F-2907C-019. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011007-F-5772H-031. Complete Scene Caption: A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster completes routine documentation during the first Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) mission into Afghanistan. The American flag is displayed on the bulkhead as part of the first mission of its kind for the C-17. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED

Several members of the American Legion Department of Idaho spent their Veterans Day properly disposing of close to 5,000 American flags by holding a ceremony and respectfully burning the flags. During the ceremony, Idaho National Guards trumpet player from the 25th Army Band, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Robinett, performed Retreat to lower and retire the first tattered flag at the beginning of the ceremony. He played Taps to honor and respect the flag as it was burned. Robinett then performed To the Colors for a new flag, as it was raised and displayed.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-106. Hurricane Katrina

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive their Eagle, Globe and Anchor on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 24, 2023. Following a culminating 15k hike to the parade deck, recruits are given their EGA and officially become United States Marines. Marine Corps

A view of some of the equipment used by the US Army Drill Team. Base: Fort Meyer State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Christopher W. Grady, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and his wife Hollyanne Milley stand for a flag unveiling during an observance ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to honor the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2022.

Spectators wave American flags as they await the arrival of former prisoners of war who were released from captivity in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In accordance with a Presidential Proclamation, the American Flag in the Launch Complex 39 area of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida flies at half-staff to honor U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others who were wounded or killed during a shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona. This flag and all American Flags at U.S. military and government installations across the country and abroad will remain at half-staff until sunset on Jan. 14. Giffords is the wife of NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, who is scheduled to command space shuttle Endeavour's last mission, STS-134, to the International Space Station later this year.

020311-F-4338B-001. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

After 72 years, Pfc. Kenneth LeRoy Bridger was finally laid to rest and closure was given to his family during a full military honors graveside ceremony held in Twin Falls, Idaho, on May 21. Bridger was reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, while serving alongside his fellow U.S. troops during the war against North Korea. Bridgers remains were identified on Jan. 26, 2022. Bridger was just 17 years old when he went missing and was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He enlisted into the U.S. Army from Colville, Washington, but his remaining family resides in Idaho where he was laid to rest next to his brothers and his mother. Bridgers four living siblings, along with their families, attended the private ceremony. Maj. Gen. Michael Garshak, Idahos adjutant general, presented Wilber Bridger, Pfc. Bridgers brother and oldest surviving relative, the U.S. flag and the Purple Heart on his brother's behalf. Bridgers brothers Lynn and Halb

Security at the US Capitol the day after Pres. Biden's Inauguration.

Young military soldier in wheelchair looking at American flag over gray background

The American flag on the garrison flagpole is shown Jan. 2, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

France, Lower Normandy, Manche, Sainte Marie du Mont, Utah Beach, Barbed wire fence and French and US flag

120528-N-WS819-023 NORFOLK (May 28, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jackie L. Chess, right, salutes as Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jose A. Dominguez Rodriquez raises the American flag during a Memorial Day commemoration on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W.

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220905-N-SH953-1055Virginia Beach, Va. (Sept. 5, 2022) - Families welcome home Sailors attached to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 on Naval Air Station Ocean during the squadrons homecoming, September 5. VFA-11, part of Carrier Air Wing 1, embarked on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Early American patriotic flag with Eagle at the 225th Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, 1781, ending the American Revolution with the defeat of the British Army and Lord Cornwallis surrendering to General Washington.

980620-F-2907C-052. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Twenty thousand American Flags on the Great Lawn, Louisville, Kentucky, Forth of July

NEW YORK (Nov. 6, 2012) Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), look at the Statue of Liberty at Freedom Island, N.Y. before assisting with dewatering operations in the building during operations supporting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The U.S. Navy has positioned forces in the area to assist U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) in support of FEMA and local civil authorities following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.

A view of the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, in which the name of every Medal of Honor recipient is listed. Displayed on the wall are representations of, from left, the Army, Navy-Marine Corps-Coast Guard and Air Force Medals of Honor.. Base: Arlington State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Vice President Cheney participates in memorial ceremonies for the September 11 attacks

A spectator awaits the arrival of planes from Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) upon their return from the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy personnel from both wings are being honored for their participation in Operation Desert Storm during homecoming ceremonies at the air station. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted dignitaries for a Central American Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted dignitaries for a Central American Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

020404-F-9082S-018. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

France. Seine et Marne. Melun. Air show 2021. Aerial acrobatics demonstration by the Patrouille de France.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Honor guards march to the Astronaut Memorial Mirror at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to participate in a U.S. Honor Flag presentation ceremony. The flag is presented to NASA to be prepared to fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the Space Shuttle Program's final mission, STS-135. The U.S. Honor Flag has been flown nationwide, at Ground Zero and throughout the world to honor heroes who have lost their lives while serving their community and country, including police officers, firefighters, members of the Armed Forces and astronauts. More than 100 honor guard members traveled to the Space Coast to take part in the ceremony. After the flag returns to Earth, it will continue as a traveling memorial.

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

020409-F-6740T-017. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Office of the Secretary - National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at U.S. Capitol with President George W Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

Tank in Veteran's Day Parade, St. Louis, Missouri

Signs with fallen security forces members photos and stories are positioned outside the 914th Security Forces Squadron building May 14, 2022 on Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. The 914th SFS held a Fallen Defenders ceremony and ruck march. The mission of the ceremony and 8.4-mile march was to honor their fallen brothers and sisters.

CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2022) - Seaman Recruit Alexander Atencio (front) and Seaman Luis SantosTrejo, both accession Sailors assigned to Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes, greets a veteran during Honor Flight Chicagos 106th flight at Chicago Midway International Airport. Naval Station Great Lakes and tenant commands brought 154 Sailors to support Honor Flight Chicagos (HFC) last flight of 2022.

The U.S. flag is shown set at half-staff Dec. 7, 2022, at the installation flagpole at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II.

Composite image of Lincoln Memorial and Civil War soldiers in battle with U.S. Constitution

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153), Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, stand in formation before a unit run at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2024. The run celebrated the units first anniversary aboard MCBH.

A U.S. flag on the stern of the MV Green Lake proudly waves in the wind during a vehicle downloading event for the 3rd Cavalry Regiment January 30, 2024 at the port of Pohang, Republic of Korea. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment will replace the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the United States Commitment to the ROK. Units designated as a Korea Rotational Force, or KRF, serve a nine-month tour of duty.

Office of the Secretary - National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at U.S. Capitol with President George W Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

Marine Corps body bearers run through a practice funeral Nov. 25, 2009 before preparing for the days funerals. Body bearers carry the remains of fallen Marines to their final resting place in Arlington and surrounding cemeteries in the National Capital Region.

Mayor Marion Barry and other officials riding in a car escorted by police officers on motorcycles lead the way before the U.S. Army Band and other units in the Inaugural Day Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security at the US Capitol the day after Inauguration.

Vector image featuring the top Union Generals of the American Civil War and President Lincoln in front of the American Flag. Included are Philip Sheridan, William Tecumseh Sherman, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. These great warriors led the armies of the north that defeated the confederates and preserved the union of the United States.

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Former US president Ronald Reagan's funeral

A young boy waves American Flags as family members await their loved ones, Soldiers assigned to the 142nd Medical Company, to arrive at the Connecticut National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, September 8, 2022. The 142nd spent the past nine months deployed to Poland to provide medical care and patient transport in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Flag streamers, representing a history of US military campaigns from the battle at Yorktown (1781) to the invasion of Grenda (1983), are flared across the official US Army flag. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-00850. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (December 8, 2022) Dedication wreaths overlook the USS Arizona Memorial prior to a U.S. Navy and Consul General of Japan in Honolulu private observance ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, promoting reconciliation, friendship and peace in remembrance of the loss of life on Oahu 81 years ago. The 7th annual Lives Remembered: A Tribute to the Fallen of Pearl Harbor is a Joint Japan - U.S. ceremony co-hosted by Commander Navy Region Hawaii and the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu will be held at the Banyan Tree on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The first ceremony was held in 2016, the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, and coincided with the Japan and United States heads of state visiting the Arizona Memorial together. The ceremony honors all who lost their lives in the Pearl Harbor attack and is a symbol of reconcilitation and friendship between Japan and the United States.

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- An American flag drapes steel pieces of the World Trade Center Aug. 07, 2011. The pieces stopped overnight at Buckley AFB en route to downtown Denver, Colo.

A child clutches the American flag during a ceremony to welcome home LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade, and LT. Jeffrey Zaun. The three Navy pilots' aircraft were shot down over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and the men held as prisoners of war until their release on March 4th. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Castillo, a mobility specialist assigned to the 3-157th Field Artillery unit and Colorado National Guardsmen, selects a brush before touching up a T-wall he painted for the 380th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, September 15, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. To avoid painting in temperatures exceeding 120 F, Castillo painted ten T-walls at night using a headlamp.

030804-F-7825H-048. Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army General Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Forces - Iraq commanding general, salutes the tomb of the unknown soldier Jan. 6, 2011, during a wreath laying ceremony on Iraqi Army Day in Baghdad, Iraq.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine poses for a photo inside the super guppy that will carry the flight frame with the Orion crew module and service module inside, to a testing facility in Sandusky, Ohio, for full thermal vacuum testing, Monday, March 11, 2019 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Veteran's Day Ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

040704-A-2217B-039. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A group of well-wishers wait on the flight line to greet students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine in Grenada. The medical students are being flown to the base after being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the United States Air Force's First Helicopter Squadron (1 HS), Joint Base Andrews, Md., flies in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. during a routine training flight, 6 April, 2023. 1 HS's mission is to provide priority airlift for national-level civil and military senior leadership in the National Capital Region.

U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team members perform during the Inauguration Day opening ceremony held at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of George H. W. Bush, 41st president of the United States. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT. 1ST Class Riley and his wife visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Statue during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the coalition forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of artwork on the nose of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft known as "Duchess of New York.". Country: Unknown

Co-host Nancy Snyderman smiles for the camera as crew members aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) videotape their conversation with her. Snyderman is aboard the vessel for the filming of the news/entertainment television program Good Morning America. The BLUE RIDGE is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Marker at the temporary memorial, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honoring the passengers and crew of Flight 93, hijacked on September 11, 2001. Secretary Gale Norton visited the site to swear in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission

010617-F-2409C-003. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

The American flag and a wind sock fly over a tent city built on Camp Hialeah, in Pusan, Korea, Oct. 14, 1998. The tent city is occupied by soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division who just landed in Korea in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Territory of Guam, Agat. War in the Pacific National Historic Park, Ga'an Point. Tourist hiking up battlefield memorial trail to Japanese 20cm (8-inch) coastal defense gun, c. 1944. (MR)

. jsc2023e005736 (Jan. 30, 2023) - A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag, and the name of NASA astronaut Warren "Woody" Hoburg, who will serve as the pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX

041108-F-3050V-052. Complete Scene Caption: A letter signed by Secretary of the Air Force James G. Roche and CHIEF of STAFF of the Air Force GEN. John P. Jumper accompanies each Air Force Spouse Pin. The pin sports a blue star cradled in the Air Force symbol. The pin is a contemporary adaptation of a wartime tradition dating back to World War I where families hung service flags in their windows displaying a blue star for each family member serving in the armed forces. A Pentagon ceremony hosted by Undersecretary of the Air Force Peter B. Teets launched the Spouse Pin program which is designed to recognize and thank those who support the efforts of Airmen stationed around the world, Nov. 8, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Jim Varhegyi) (Released) Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bounty Hunters

Hard hats and sledge hammers lean against a brick wall at the Fire Station One groundbreaking ceremony on Civic Center Drive in Oceanside, California, July 28, 2022. The updated fire station will increase the Oceanside Fire Departments capabilities and the ability to aid in emergency responses in the local area as well as aboard the installation. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton works to maintain a positive relationship with the surrounding communities.

030608-M-5888P-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Homecoming for American sailors, San Diego, California

Flag officers and distinguished guests look toward the bow of the nuclear-powered attack submarine NORFOLK (SSN-714) as Sponsor Jane Weinberger launches the ship. Standing near Mrs. Weinberger are her husband, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, left, and Newport News Shipbuilding President Edward J. Campbell. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Participants were given the Certificate of Achievement for the completion of the trilateral Chaplaincy training course on September 20, 2022, held by CPT Kara, Dreflak Utley, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Chaplain, Major Jono Holland, JP, Ph.D., Major Jono Holland, JP, Ph.D., Lead Chaplain of the Central Region -Linton Defense Health Directorate DHD New Zealand Defense Force NZDF. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

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030206-F-8708H-011. Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Red, white and blue balloons are released at the bow of the nuclear-powered attack submarine NORFOLK (SSN-714) during its launching ceremony. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Marine Corps Base Quantico Commissary hosted a commemoration ceremony in honor of the National Vietnam War Veterans Day at MCB Quantico, Virginia, March 29, 2023. In 2017, President Donald Trump declared National Vietnam War Veterans Day because on this day in 1973, U.S. combat troops departed the Republic of Vietnam.

Senate page boys stage their first snow battle on the Capitol plaza ca. 1909.

Flag and banners adorning Department of Interior South Building, on view during ceremony marking adoption by Department employees of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division as wartime focal points for volunteer activities on behalf of military families

A U.S. Naval Academy Football sits on the desk of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

Armed Forces Inaugural Committee behind the scenes. A military color guard posts flags during the American Gala. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TARANTO, Italy - Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) departed Naval Station Taranto Oct. 3 for the start of Exercise Mare Aperto 22-2 (MA 22-2), a large, live exercise conducted by the Italian Navy in company with Allied and EU partners.

060411-N-6967M-578. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: mobile diving salave unit one

EUROPE, Belgium, Bastogne Bastogne Memorial

Fort Hamiltons main street was re-memorialized and renamed after a Brooklyn native, Vietnam War veteran, and Medal of Honor recipient 1st Lt. John E. Warren, Jr. during a ceremony at Fort Hamilton N.Y., May 20, 2022. The garrison worked on changing the name almost two years. The names of military assets should appropriately reflect the courage, values and sacrifices of our diverse military men and women, and 1st Lt. John Warren, Jr. is a great example of all that. While serving as a platoon leader in Vietnam, Warren, then a 22-year-old Soldier, used his body to shield his fellow Soldiers from a thrown enemy grenade; he gave the ultimate sacrifice and perished January 14, 1969 in Vietnam. Warren was also the recipient of the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. He is a local hero and he displayed the courage and values that Soldiers can emulate.

220727-N-FD081-1041 WASHINGTON (July 27, 2022) Navy Band Sea Chanters Perform for the Dedication Ceremony of the Amelia Earhart gstatue at Statuary Hall inside the United States Capitol.

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Mexican dignitaries for a Mexican Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.

The entrance sign outside of the American Lake Conference Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, is illuminated during America's First Corps' 106th birthday celebration, Jan. 25, 2024. The celebration was commemorated with a cake, allowing the oldest and youngest Soldiers in the commands footprint assist the command team. The cake cutting ceremony is a military custom that symbolizes the link between the past and the future.

U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach now has the first-known permanently staffed United Services Organization (USO) center in the garrison's known history. The garrison held a ceremony May 10, 2022 on Katterbach Kaserne to open the main USO center.

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