War Memorials and Tributes

Images of solemn war memorials, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commemorating fallen soldiers with reflective surroundings.

USA, Washington D.C. National Mall, Vietnam War Memorial

MIDWAY ATOLL (June 4, 2012) American World War II veterans at the Battle of Midway National Memorial are honored during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. 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.

A homeless man sleeping in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial

Memorial Corridor of Amerian WWII soldiers located in Fort Bonifacio

A wreath is displayed at the Klipper Memorial after the 2022 Klipper Ceremony, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2022. The Klipper Memorial was dedicated in 1981 to honor the 17 U.S. Navy Sailors and two civilian contractors who died during the attack on Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay on Dec. 7, 1941.

Concentration camp Auschwitz Poland

041206-N-3019M-001. Base: USS Arizona Memorial State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lays a wreath at Yad Vashem during a ceremony in Jerusalem for Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 8, 2013.

Vietnam, DMZ Area. Quang Tri Province, Ben Hai, war memorial at site of former north and south Vietnam border post

Gräber britischer Soldaten, Schlachtfeld von Majura Hill, Südafrika, digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Originals aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Aufnahmedatum nicht angegeben, Graves of British Soliders, Battlefield of Majura Hill, South Africa , digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Memorial stone at Anzac Cove Gallipoli Memorials to all the fallen soldiers and sailors from Allied forces that fought in Gallipoli campaign in First World War Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 5306619

Visitors participate in the first Flowers of Remembrance Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 28, 2022. Visitors were given the opportunity to cross the plaza and place a flower in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This event pays homage to the first official Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, which originally took place at the cemetery in 1868 as a way to honor the sacrifices of those who fought and died in the Civil War.

The U.S. presidential delegation lays a wreath at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in O_wi_cim, Poland, on January 27, 2015.

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally and related events on the National Mall, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand

Expedition 28 Flight Engineer Mike Fossum of NASA lays flowers at the Kremlin Wall in Red Square in Moscow May 16, 2011 and he and his crewmates conducted traditional activities in advance of their launch June 8 in the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the International Space Station. Fossum will be launched with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa and Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, put together a shrine to honor the fallen defenders during police week at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, May 20, 2022. Police week occurs annually to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, and to the officers who serve and protect their community.

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (May 4, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Rudy Schoen, executive officer, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD), unveils the name of a fallen explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician on the EOD memorial at the 44th Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 4. The ceremony, which took place across from the Kauffman EOD Training Complex, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD), honored explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in performance of EOD missions. NAVSCOLEOD, located on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., provides high-risk, specialized, basic and advanced EOD training to over 2,100 U.S. and partner nation military and selected U.S. government personnel each year.

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Revolutionary Martyrs´ Cemetery, Pyongyang, Democratic People´s Republic of Korea DPRK, North Korea, Asia

Veterans Day ceremony and aftermath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries including the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, along with Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation Founder and President Diane Carlson Evans, Mary "Edie" Meeks of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, William Hansen of Lockheed Martin, and William Murdy of Comfort Systems. Ceremony, co-hosted by the Memorial Fund and the National Park Service, highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

USA, Washington D.C., World War II Memorial.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton, behind podium, with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and television newsman Tom Brokaw, left to right, during ceremonies at War Correspondents Memorial, Burkittsville, Maryland, honoring four prominent journalists killed during work in Iraq and Pakistan

120423-N-WL435-024NEW DELHI (April 23, 2012) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert salutes the Eternal Flame at the Navy Gate War Memorial after placing a wreath at the monument to honor fallen Indian military personnel. Greenert is in India meeting with high-ranking military officials to discuss ongoing operations in the region.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. War memorial wreath of poppies with Who Dares Wins emblem.

A view of a new memorial to fallen Wisconsin State Patrol troopers is shown Sept. 16, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. The new memorial was dedicated Sept. 9, 2022, by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The academy is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy.

The Canadian Brooding Soldier at Vancouver Corner at St Juliaan on the Belgium Salient commemorating Canadians lost during 2nd & 3rd Battle of Ypres

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Roses and other flowers ring the base of the Astronaut Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex following a memorial service held for the crew of Columbia on the anniversary of the tragic accident that took their lives Feb. 1, 2003. The public was invited to the service and encouraged to place the flowers on the fence. The service included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy, Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr., Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, and Dr. Stephen Feldman, president of the Astronaut Memorial Foundation. The black granite mirror honors astronauts, whose names are carved in the surface, who have given their lives for space exploration.

ontario veterans memorial queens park toronto ontario canada

A medium close up view of a stone Memorial at Eunpa Park near Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. From the June 2000, AIRMAN Magazine article "A Year to Remember.". Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

USA, New York City, Manhattan, One of the two waterfalls at National September 11 Memorial, World Trade Center.

A view of a new memorial to fallen Wisconsin State Patrol troopers is shown Sept. 16, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. The new memorial was dedicated Sept. 9, 2022, by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The academy is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy.

The Memorial to the 24th Regiment at Rorke's Drift. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

The Bois de la Paix, Wood of Peace dedicated to the American veterans who fought in the Ardennes, Belgian combatants and all the civilians and military who died in the winter of 1944-45, Bizory, Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium, Europe

Torgau Memorial to the Meeting of Soviet and American Troops April 1945 on the Elbe 75383 in front of it American tourist group April 2015

Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, flew over the Airborne Memorial Ceremony at Picauville, France, June 2, 2022. The ceremony paid tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives when five C-47s crashed on this communal territory.

This is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial known as the Wall. A sidewalk leads to the Lincoln Memorial. there are a few small American flags placed up against the bottom of the wall with small flowers. On the other side is a small chain held up by small posts lining the opposite side of the sidewalk.

The Lorraine cross at Juno Beach, France

Massacre of the partisans of 1944, vertova valley, Italy

WASHINGTON (March 1, 2016) Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. delivers remarks during his Hall of Heroes induction ceremony Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the Pentagon Auditorium. Byers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama for his actions during a hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan in December 2012.

A view of a new memorial to fallen Wisconsin State Patrol troopers is shown Sept. 16, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. The new memorial was dedicated Sept. 9, 2022, by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The academy is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy.

A view of a new memorial to fallen Wisconsin State Patrol troopers is shown Sept. 16, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. The new memorial was dedicated Sept. 9, 2022, by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The academy is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, for tours, discussions with local officials

061220-A-5168K-002. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

England, London, Westminster. Poppies laid out around the Cenotaph in Whitehall after Remembrance Sunday.

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Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu. A1 Hill, Eliane, battle site of the final Vietnamese military victory over the French in 1954, battlefield marker and French tank

DF-SC-86-12364. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

First World War One grave with photo of fallen soldier at the Belgian Military Cemetery at Houthulst, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Thailand, Kanchanaburi, War Graves

USA, Mississippi, Corinth, Corinth Interpretive Center National Park. Civil War cemetery. Texas memorial.

Second World War Two Liberation monument at Juno Beach, Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

jsc2017e114495 (Sept. 1, 2017) --- Prime Expedition 53-54 crewmember and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei lays flowers at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow where Russian space icons are interred as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies Sept. 1. Vande He, Joe Acaba of NASA and Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos will launch Sept. 13 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sept. 13 on the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft for a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

Dachau Concentration Camp. Nazi camp of prisoners opened in 1933. Site where the barracks were. Concrete-fundament marking the position of barrack 30. Germany.

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) honors the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia, USA

A view of a new memorial to fallen Wisconsin State Patrol troopers is shown Sept. 16, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy. The new memorial was dedicated Sept. 9, 2022, by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The academy is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy.

Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Troopers assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participated in a WWII Commemoration Wreath Laying Ceremony at Drawsko Pomorskie Municiple Cemetery in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland Sept. 1, 2022. Participating in events like these promote partnership between U.S. and Polish forces and the civilian population.

The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Monument by British sculptor Paul Day, with the London Eye behind, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An obelisk on the bluff above Omaha beach is inscribed with the symbol of the 1st Infantry Division. It memorializes the soldiers who died to take the beach below, and their names are etched on it's sides. This year marked the 78th anniversary the D-day invasion of June 6, 1944 Soldiers and civilians alike came to pay their respects and remember the sacrifices of those who fought and died for freedom.

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally and related events on the National Mall, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

World War I Memorial to the Christmas Truce Football Match between English and German Troops in No Man's Land at Ploegsteert, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Memorial to the Servicemen and Women of the WW1 in Anzac Place, Redcliffe, Australia

At the West Gate candles flicker in the wind next to wreaths and flowers laid there by German citizens following a march from Ramstein Village to Ramstein Air Base on September14th. The march and flowers are to show support and empathy for the victims and those who mourn them, of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on September 11, 2001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Explanatory sign at the Monchy-le-Preux Newfoundland World War I Memorial (1914-1918) in Monchy-le-Preux (Pas-de-Calais), France

World War II memorial, Saipan, Northern Marianas, Central Pacific

España. Guerra civil (1936-1939). Frente de Aragón. Hospital de soldados italianos en Gandesa. Abril de 1938.

011110-F-4300H-006. Base: Bury Saint Edmunds State: Suffolk Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, USA.

Photo of the Signal Monument at Omaha Beach, France, June 2, 2022. The landmark honors the men of the "Big Red One" who fought in the invasion of Normandy.

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper participate in a wreath laying at the National War Memorial, in New Delhi, India, on October 27, 2020.

Memorial to unknown Confederate soldiers, Lewisburg, West VA

War memorial, hunter's memorial with inscription, DEM K. B. 1. JAeGERGERBATAILLON KOeNIG 1815, 1919, Kempten, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Young man sits in contemplation at an America war veterans memorial; Bothell, Washington, United States of America

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he participated in ceremonies commemorating the 144th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors, and toured the Park, including the construction site for the new Visitors Center

National Historic Site Of Canada Sign Of The Beumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Somme, France

HAKODATE, Japan (Oct. 8, 2022) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) help clean the graves of two U.S. Navy Sailors at Hakodate Foreign General Cemetery during a community relations event in Hakodate, Japan, Oct. 8. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Monument to fallen soldiers from Morocco, First World War, Vimy, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe

Ireland, North, Belfast, Falls Road. Mural Displaying Twenty Five Years Of Troubles

030206-F-8708H-005. Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Australia, Western Australia, Albany. Anzac Peace Park.

Vietnam, DMZ Area. Quang Tri Province, Cam Lo, North Vietnamese Military cemetery

Loyalist mural situated on the Lower Shankhill Estate, the scene of many conflicts over the years, Belfast, Northern Ireland

ANZAC Day. Lest We Forget. Beautiful greeting card. Close-up, view from above. National holiday concept. Congratulations for family, relatives, friends and colleagues. ANZAC Day. Lest We Forget. Beautiful greeting card

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