Veterans Salute and Remembrance

Images of veterans saluting, interacting with military personnel, and participating in memorial ceremonies, reflecting honor and remembrance.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods, sergeant major, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, poses for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ed Fox, a World War II veteran, following the Battle of Midway commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 7, 2022. Fox was recognized during the ceremony as one of the last remaining survivors who fought in the Battle of Midway. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the battle, which was a turning point of World War IIs Pacific War. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with the U.S. Navy, The Texas Childrens Choir, Department of Veterans Affairs, American Battle Monuments Commission, and the Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to make the ceremony possible.

DETROIT, Mich. - Retired Fireman 1st Class Art Fishman, World War II Jewish War Veteran and JWV Dept. of Michigan Sr. Vice Commander Emeritus, renders a salute during The Armed Service Salute on Nov. 6, 2022. (Army Reserve photo by Pfc. Joseph Honce, 220th Public Affairs Detachment). Art was awarded the title of 'Michigan Veteran of the Year' for his service in both the Army Air Corp and Navy. Included among his tours of duty during WWII, Art participated in the Yangtze River Patrol mine sweeping mission in the Port of Shanghai aboard the destroyer USS Robinson. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his efforts.The Armed Service Salute (TASS) is a celebration of Michigan's veterans, active military, civilian community support, and the authentic patriotism inspired by that collaboration. TASS consists of three events on one day of continuous patriotic Veterans Day observance. Events like these help to further solidarity between the military and the public.

A Marine with the Silent Drill Platoon greets a veteran following an Honor Flight Network performance at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., April 19, 2022. The Honor Flight Network is a non profit organization dedicated to transporting American veterans to Washington D.C. to visit war memorials, honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

World War II Veteran holds hat on Memorial Day, 2011, Concord, MA

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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, deputy director of operations for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, left, hands a folded flag to the family of U. S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Walter R. Pentico during an interment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, HI., April 29, 2022. In 2015, the DPAA began the USS Oklahoma Project to account for those missing from the ship attacked in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Penticos remains were identified as part of the project using advanced forensic techniques.

"Chief Ron", a docent with the Buffalo Naval Park, leads a group of Airmen on a tour of the USS Little Rock, Buffalo NY, April 28, 2022. Airmen from around New York toured the park as part of the conclusion to a week-long professional development seminar, hosted by the 107th Attack Wing.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods, sergeant major, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, poses for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ed Fox, a World War II veteran, following the Battle of Midway commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 7, 2022. Fox was recognized during the ceremony as one of the last remaining survivors who fought in the Battle of Midway. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the battle, which was a turning point of World War IIs Pacific War. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with the U.S. Navy, The Texas Childrens Choir, Department of Veterans Affairs, American Battle Monuments Commission, and the Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to make the ceremony possible.

More than 30 World War II veterans attended and were honored during the Carre de Choux (Cabbage Patch) Ceremony in Carentan, France, on June 3, 2022. This ceremony commemorates the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history. The Cabbage Patch Commemoration Ceremony and Parade paid homage to the Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who fought enemy forces occupying this area surrounding Carentan.

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Randall Roberts greets William B. Busier after the POW/MIA Day observance at Camp Johnson, Vermont, on Sept. 16, 2022. POW/MIA Day is observed the third Friday of September to honor veterans who were held as prisoners of war or who were missing in action. Busier was captured by Nazi Germans and held at Stalag Luft 9A for six months. Roberts is a former commander of the Col. Donald G. Cook chapter of the Disabled American Veterans charity.

U.S. Army Capt. Darren Cinatl pins a Purple Heart on John Althuizen at the Normandy Victory Museum, France, June 3, 2022. Althuizen fought heroically alongside the 7th Armored Division as a translator during World War 2.

Former Marine Sgt. John Cole presents the family of Cpl. David Milano the Ambassador for Peace medal at his graveside service April 29, 2022, in Ogden, Utah. The Ambassador for Peace commemorative medal is an expression of appreciation from the Korean government to American service men and women who served in the Korean War. Milano went missing in action Dec. 2, 1950, during the Korean War. After 71 years, his remains have been repatriated to the United States and have been laid to rest on U.S. soil.

U.S. veterans participated in an Honor Flight program where they toured the monuments and memorials in Washington D.C. before returning home to Albuquerque, N.M., June 3, 2022. Members from Team Kirtland volunteered to escort the veterans from the plane through the crowd of people welcoming the heroes back.

A U.S. Navy sailor, center, poses for a photo with Ret. HM3 John Hutchings, left, and Ret. Lt. Col. Richard Cody, right, following the Corpsmen Memorial Dedication Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 2022. The Corpsmen Memorial is dedicated to honor all those who served alongside the Marines as Fleet Marine Force Corpsmen in recognition of the duties performed and bonds forged in conflict.

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2012) A Pearl Harbor survivor renders a salute during the 71st Anniversary Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration ceremony at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. More than 2000 guests attended the National Park Service and U.S. Navy-hosted joint memorial ceremony at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. This year's theme focused on "Coming of Age - From Innocence to Valor."

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael P. Woods, sergeant major, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ed Fox, a World War II veteran, following the Battle of Midway commemoration ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 7, 2022. Fox was recognized during the ceremony as one of the last remaining survivors who fought in the Battle of Midway. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the battle, which was a turning point of World War IIs Pacific War. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with the U.S. Navy, The Texas Childrens Choir, Department of Veterans Affairs, American Battle Monuments Commission, and the Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to make the ceremony possible.

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Philip George is awarded the Silver De Fleury Medal by U.S. Army Engineer Regimental Command Sgt. Maj. John Brennan (right) and U.S. Engineer School Commandant Col. Daniel Hibner Tuesday in the Engineer Regimental Room at the John B. Mahaffey Museum Complex. (Photo by Amanda Sullivan, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office)

Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, the 3rd Infantry Division commanding general, and U.S. Army Veteran Staff Sgt. Harold Nelson, an infantryman and Dogface Soldier, sing the Marne and Army songs during a Silver Star Medal ceremony at Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 4th, 2022. The Army Board for Corrections of Military Records awarded Nelson the Silver Star based on his detailed account of combat with 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd ID during World War II and a letter from his then-commander, Capt. James Pearman Jr., who described his efforts to award Nelson the Silver Star Medal. The Silver Star was established by Act of Congress on July 9, 1918, and is awarded to Nelson for his conspicuous gallantry and uncommon heroism while under fire which were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 3rd ID and the U.S. Army. The 3rd ID also inducted Nelson into the Marne Hall of Fame class of 2022.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 14, 2013) World War II Navy veteran and Battle of Midway survivor Joe Sanes, left, becomes an honorary boot camp graduate and receives a command coin from Capt. John Dye, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command, in the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command. Sanes, who enlisted in the Navy on Nov. 14, 1941, never completed boot camp at Great Lakes because of the Pearl Harbor attack and AmericaÕs entrance into the war. Sanes, along with other recruits, was immediately assigned orders. Sanes was ordered to the USS Hammann (DD 412). Dye recognized and presented Sanes with his graduation certificate at the weekly pass-in-review graduation.

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Members of the Korean War Veterans Association attend the 72nd Korean War Anniversary at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 25, 2022. The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korean armed forces invaded South Korea. The attack took place at several strategic points along the 38th parallel, the line dividing the communist Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea from the Republic of Korea in the south. This event honors the lives lost and the sacrifices made during the war.

Platform guests listen to a speaker during the commissioning of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51). They are, from left: CMDR John G. Morgan Jr., the ship's commanding officer; retired ADM Arleigh Burke, for whom the ship is named; Roberta Burke, wife of ADM Burke; and CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Frank B. Kelso II. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Army Veteran Robert Heurgue tours his old drop zone with Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve in Normandy, France, June 3, 2022. Heurgue dropped into Normandy while assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division 78 years ago.

Richard Russell, a World War II Marine veteran, poses for a photo during an interview at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, July 23, 2022. Russell fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal during WWII, and turned 20 years old while fighting on the island. This year he will be celebrating his 100th birthday on the 80th anniversary of the battle.

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gerald Teldon, retired, was 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.

A Korean War Veteran, Ed "Doc" Brown stands at attention during a repatriation ceremony held July 10, 2001 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Dozens of Veterans were in attendance to honor the 17 unaccounted for US serviceman from North Korea, Vietnam and Laos. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dwight A. Smith, Jr. attends a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on behalf of his late father, Capt. Dwight A. Smith, a Merchant Mariner who served during World War II, in Tilton, New Hampshire, Aug 31, 2022. In 2020, Congress passed the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act to recognize merchant mariners for their courage and contributions during the war.

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World War II veterans and family pose for a photo during the Carre de Choux (Cabbage Patch) Ceremony in Carentan, France, June 3, 2022. This ceremony commemorates the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history. The Cabbage Patch Commemoration Ceremony and Parade paid homage to the Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who fought enemy forces occupying this area surrounding Carentan.

World War II Re-enactment, Reading, PA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Marine Corp's oldest post and a National Historic Landmark

WWII Veteran Clifford Stump shares a moment of laughter with a group known as the Klondikes, who are WWII re-enactors after the completion of a memorial service on Sept. 11, 2022, at Veghel, Netherlands. 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) units honor World War II Veterans and the people of Holland by participating in Operation Market Garden 78 commemorations in and around Eindhoven, Netherlands. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)

World War II veteran arrives at the Carre de Choux (Cabbage Patch) Ceremony in Carentan, France, on June 3, 2022. This ceremony commemorates the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history. The Cabbage Patch Commemoration Ceremony and Parade paid homage to the Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who fought enemy forces occupying this area surrounding Carentan.

Retired Command Chief Master Sergeant George Banasky welcomes home Airmen from deployment during a ceremony at the 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla., March 5, 2017. Banasky is a member of the Silver Beavers, a Heritage Committee made up of retired members of the 138th FW.

Michael Divine, a Vietnam veteran, stands at attention during the National Anthem at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2022. The airshow showcases more than 50 aerial demonstration performances and static aircraft displays.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. As part of the Medal of Honor events taking place throughout Knoxville this week, several Medal of Honor recipients visited local high schools Wednesday, September 7th. They arrived on Sikorsky black hawk helicopters flown by the Army National Guard.Speaking with the students at Bearden High School were Major General Patrick H. Brady and Sergeant First Class Sammy L. Davis, who both served in the Army during the Vietnam War.After sharing their stories, MG Brady and Sgt. 1st Class Davis departed the school via black hawk.

A Marine shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during his visit with members of 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. During Gates visit he applauded the troops for their accomplishments and dedication. He shook hands with each service member, thanking them for their service.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Peck, a former F-105 Thunderchief pilot, watches an aircraft Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 3, 2022. Peck visited Davis-Monthan during an F-105 pilot reunion where they saw an A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team training flight, talked to current pilots, and received a history brief on the 355th Wing.

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gerald Teldon (right), retired, receives his award from his granddaughter, Chanie Kamman, 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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CHICAGO (Oct. 19, 2022) - Fireman Apprentice Yaquelin Rodriguez, an accession Sailor assigned to Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes escorts 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.

Commander Naval Supply Systems Command, Rear Adm. Pete Stamatopoulos, greets Pearl Harbor survivor Richard Schimmel prior to the 2022 Pearl Harbor Rememberance Ceremony at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP's mission is to provide supplies, services, and quality-of-life support to the Navy and joint warfighter.

The Wyoming Veterans Home celebrated a grand opening ceremony for their new skilled nursing facility on the grounds in Buffalo, Wyo., on Oct. 20, 2022. The new facility provides residential care and treatment to veterans, their spouses, and Gold Star Families.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander, U.S. Central Command, waves to the cheering crowd during the Welcome Home parade honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm. GEN. Schwarzkopf is accompanied by his wife, Brenda. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Veterans who survived World War II stand as the crowd at Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Service honor them. The ceremony was held at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

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Retired Lt. Col. Bruce Sooy, U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran, greets guest during the 2022 Prisoners of War and Missing in Action closing ceremony at Vacaville, California, Sept. 16, 2022. Sooy is a former POW and a B-24 pilot. He was honored during the closing ceremony along with former POW/MIA families, Gold Star families, Travis Air Force service members, U.S. Department of Affairs representatives, Solano County Veterans Service officers, Solano County Board of Supervisors and Vacaville City Council members.

A special needs volunteer enjoys a laugh with U.S. Air Force Major Zane Taylor, Thunderbirds pilot, during the Fort Wayne Air Sho June 3, 2022. The free public show, hosted by the 122nd Fighter Wing, also showcased the wing's A-10C Thunderbolt II jets, Shockwave Jet Truck and other aircraft. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Andras)

Korean War veteran Sgt. Norman Deck (second right) looks on as his wife of 69 years Shirley receives a hug from Rick Kreiberg (right), founder and executive director, Veterans Affinity, as Sgt. Paul Barnett (left), recruiter, Gilbert Recruiting Station, Tempe Recruiting Company also watches, during a special ceremony recognizing Decks Korean War service, Sept. 19, Savanna House Assisted Living facility, Gilbert, Ariz. The ceremony took place exactly 67 years since Deck left the Army on Sept. 19, 1955.

Retired Air Force Col. George Bud” Day, Medal of Honor recipient, admires the painting of Lt. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, the 17th commandant of the Marine Corps who was commandant when Day enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1942. During Day’s visit at the CMC’s home at Marine Barracks 8th and I Aug. 3, he said he was overwhelmed with nostalgia. Day has served in three different military services, including the Marine Corps, during three different wars and is America’s most decorated living military officer. During his time as an Air Force pilot in Vietnam, Day was captured by North Vietnam forces. During his captivity he escaped, becoming the only prisoner of war to do so, but after two weeks of evasion, he was recaptured by Viet Cong forces. He was finally released in 1975.

U.S. Army Veteran Robert Heurgue tours his old drop zone with Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve in Normandy, France, June 3, 2022. Heurgue dropped into Normandy while assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division 78 years ago.

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Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III sports a construction battalion cap as he visits a Seabee unit during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Richard Russell, a World War II Marine veteran, poses for a photo during an interview at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, July 23, 2022. Russell fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal during WWII, and turned 20 years old while fighting on the island. This year he will be celebrating his 100th birthday on the 80th anniversary of the battle.

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Ken Baer, retired Vietnam veteran, listens during a conversation during a wreath laying ceremony at Missouris National Veterans Memorial, Perryville, Missouri, April 8, 2022. The wall honors the men and women who gave their lives during the Vietnam War and those who remain missing.

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GEN. Ronald R. Fogelman, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, talks with Medal of Honor recipient, Red Erwin, who is wearing his Medal. Both are here for the 50th anniversary commemoration of the end of World War II. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Jenna Hall, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galvestons ombudsman, and Lt. Cmdr. Patricia Elliston, sectors intelligence department head, chat with Mrs. Shirley Reagor, an original member of the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve, also known as SPARS, during the sectors Womens Leadership Initiative SPARS 80th anniversary celebration at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas, Dec. 2, 2022. During the event, members from the sector and surrounding units thanked the SPARS for their service, courage and patriotism.

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

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and local meteorologist Gil Simmons interviews Dave Miller, a Korean War veteran, during an Honor Flight ceremony at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on June 5, 2022. The event, organized by Honor Flight Connecticut, took 44 veterans of either World War Two, Korea, or Vietnam to visit the war memorials in Washington D.C.

A Delaware area Pearl Harbor survivor and a US Air Force member participate in the wreath ceremony during the Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony held at the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Museum, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Nov. 12, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Raylene Rodriguez meets President George H.W. Bush during a military appreciation football game at Texas A&M University. Rodriguez was selected as petty officer of the year aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The game is part of a two-day namesake trip to Texas where Sailors engaged with the local community about the importance of the Navy in defense and prosperity.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Civil War Living Historian Jason Fisher of Cantrall, Ill., examines a Christmas Tree during the Illinois State Military Museum's Christmas at the Front event on Dec. 10 at the museum in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois State Military Museum's mission is to preserve and exhibit the military heritage of the Illinois National Guard.

A Louisiana Army National Guard soldier, right, speaks with a New Orleans resident with special medical needs before he boards an Air Force C-17 Hercules aircraft that will evacuate him from the city before the arrival of Hurricane Gustav, Aug. 31, 2008.

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North Korea, Pyongyang. A veteran of the Korean War acting as a guide to the captured ship USS Pueblo, at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation Museum.

Harvey Horn, former prisoner of war, recounts his story during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 16, 2022. Established in 1979 and celebrated on the third Friday in September, POW/MIA Recognition Day honors those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Ashleigh Hogg holds a coaster that was given to him by Kirstie Saunders at the B-17 commemoration ceremonies dinner, September 2, Courmayeur, Italy. Lt. Col. Rebecca Sonkiss, commander, 15 Airlift Squadron and 12 others from Joint Base Charleston participated in two commemoration ceremonies for the crew of B-17 #43-39388 in Courmayeur, Italy and Bourg Saint Maurice on September 3rd and 4th. The B-17 crew was from the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron which is now the 15th AS. Dignitaries and family members of the crew were in attendance. The entire eight man crew was lost after their aircraft went down on Aiguille des Glaciers, one of the rugged peaks in the French Alps. It is near Mont Blanc, the highest point in Europe and close to the French-Italian border. They were assigned to the European Air Transport Command, 61st Troop Carrier Group, 15th Troop carrier Squadron during WWII. Ashleigh Hogg is a member of the committee for the comemoration of the B-17 of the Auigille des Glaci

John Reddington, family member of U.S. Navy Shipfitter Third Class Francis Hannon, places a flower on a casket during an interment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 13, 2022. Hannon was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft during World War II. Hannon was accounted for on Aug. 28, 2017. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Air Force retired Brig. Gen. Clarence E. Bud Anderson cuts a celebratory cake after an honorary promotion ceremony presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. at the Aerospace Museum of California in McClellan, California, Dec. 2, 2022. The ceremony was an opportunity to honor the 100-year-old World War II triple ace during the 75th anniversary year of the U.S. Air Forces establishment as a military service.

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YOKOHAMA, Japan (Feb. 14, 2023) Lt. j.g. Nicolas Tobin, U.S. Navy Staff Chaplain, assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, hands flowers to a service-veteran family member during a war memorial ceremony for the Japanese/POW(s) Friendship Program, Feb. 14, at Yokohama Commonwealth War Cemetery. The cemetery includes a large urn containing the ashes of 335 Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen from the United States, the British Commonwealth, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, who died as POWs in Japan. The ceremony is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commander, Navy Region Japan, bringing families of U.S. prisoners of war to Japan for a week-long reconciliation tour.

Retired U.S. Air Force Veteran David Thomson, left, and his wife Ann Thomson, right, Misty Forward Air Controller reunion members, tour the F-35A Lightning II during the Misty FAC tour of the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022. Misty FACs flew at low altitudes, spotting and marking enemy targets in heavily-defended areas in Laos and Norther Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Larry D. Lewis, a Marine veteran who served with Alpha Company, First Battalion, First Marine Division, receives the Bronze Star Medal at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 24, 2022. Lewis and two other veterans were recognized fifty-four years after their valiant actions in the Vietnam War.

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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A visitor places a lei on the casket during an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (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.

A visitor places a lei on the casket during an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (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.

World War II veteran was honored during the Carre de Choux (Cabbage Patch) Ceremony in Carentan, France, June 3, 2022. This ceremony commemorates the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history. The Cabbage Patch Commemoration Ceremony and Parade paid homage to the Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who fought enemy forces occupying this area surrounding Carentan.

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PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2016) (Left to right) Shiro Wakita, former WWII Imperial Japanese Navy pilot; Dr. Hiroya Sugano M.D, director general of the Zero Fighter Admirers Club; Jack Detour, former colonel and WWII Army Air Force B-25 pilot; Jerry Yellin, former captain and WWII Army Air Force P-51 pilot, pour bourbon whiskey at the 6th annual Blackened Canteen ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial during the 75th Commemoration of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. The blackened canteen is a relic of an air raid over Shizauoka, Japan in 1945. It is used for pouring bourbon whiskey as an offering to the fallen in the hallowed waters of Pearl Harbor. Dec. 7, 2016 marks the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. Since Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. and Japan have endured more than 70 years of continued peace, a cornerstone of security and prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. As a Pacific nation, the U.S. is committed to continue its responsibility of protecting the Pacific sea-la

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.

Crew members of the USS ARIZONA who survived the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor sit on stage during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center. The survivors are being honored on the 50th anniversary of the Japanese bombing. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

030206-F-8362B-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 1s

Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Shu Shumaker has his photo taken beside the original cell from Ha Lò prison during the grand opening of the Hanoi Hilton Vietnam exhibit at The American Heritage Museum, Hudson, Mass. Feb 11. Shumaker, a former prisoner of war, was shot down on Feb. 11, 1965. He spent eight years in captivity, three of which were in solitary confinement.

Navajo Code Talker Joe Morris, Sr. shared insights from his time as a secret World War Two messenger with his audience at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Nov. 26, 2002. NASA Dryden is located on Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert.

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