War Memorial Tributes

Tributes at various war memorials, showcasing names engraved on walls and floral offerings, symbolizing remembrance and honor for fallen soldiers.

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2020) Henry Lee, a Pearl Harbor survivor and U.S. Army veteran, renders honors in the USS Arizona Memorial shrine room as part of the 79th Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Day ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of the 79th Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance ceremony, Above and Beyond the Call,” pays tribute to the Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and Sailors defending Oahu, as well as the civilians caught in the crossfire of the opening battle of the United States involvement in World War II.

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

England, London, Westminster. The Bali Bombing Monument by the Churchill War Rooms on Horse Guard Lane by St. James Park.

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 7, 2020) Henry Lee, a Pearl Harbor survivor and U.S. Army veteran, renders honors in the USS Arizona Memorial shrine room as part of the 79th Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Day ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of the 79th Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance ceremony, Above and Beyond the Call,” pays tribute to the Soldiers, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and Sailors defending Oahu, as well as the civilians caught in the crossfire of the opening battle of the United States involvement in World War II.

Cornerstones with names of fallen Americans during the Battle of Okinawa are displayed at Peace Memorial Park, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2024. U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group visited the site as part of a series of battle site tours that aim to further understanding of Okinawas history and foster an appreciation of the local community and the integration of Marines in Okinawa.

Close up of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC

Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Constitution Gardens, adjacent to National Mall, black granite walls with 58,272 names (as of 2012); Washington, District...

Ground Zero Memorial (Reflecting absence), honouring the victims of September 11 2001 attack on the World Trade Centr ewhich destroed the Twin Towers. New York City , USA

Close-up of Part of the Battle of Britain War Memorial

USA, Washington DC, Washington Monument reflected in the Vietnam War Memorial

Angelo Munsel, Brookwood American Military Cemetery superintendent and events Master of Ceremonies, lays a wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Brookwood American Military Cemetery, England, May 29, 2022. Memorial Day provides us a solemn opportunity to remember our fallen brothers and sisters in arms, reflect upon their courageous sacrifice, and show gratitude for the freedom they gave their lives to defend. It also affords us the opportunity to pay homage to those families who lost their loved ones in service to the Nation-and continue to feel the full weight of that sacrifice today.

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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.

Honorary French citizens, French Armed service members and U.S. Army service members place wreaths on the U.S. Army VII Corps forces monument, June 6, 2022, during the 78th Commemoration Ceremonie de Utah Beach, at Utah Beach, Normandie, France. The World War II Utah Beach American Memorial commemorates the achievements of the U.S. Army VII Corps forces that landed and fought in the liberation of the Cotentin Peninsula from June 6, 1944, to July 1, 1944.

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Family and friends pay respects to Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas at the Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California, March 31, 2022. Cardenas was born March 10, 1920, and passed away March 10, 2022.

France, Ardennes, Meuse River Valley, Revin, Monument to the Maquis, resistance fighters to the Nazi occupation of France 1940-1945

Washington, D.C. Vietnam Veterans War Memorial.

Washington, DC. Two men tracing the name of a veteran at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial tourist attraction (Editorial Usage Only)

Commemorating British soldiers who died in the Afghanistan War, poppies and crosses on Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

People putting poppy flowers on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada on Remembrance Day

British First World War Cemetery, Vis en Artois, Pas de Calais, France

France, Paris, 75, 8th arrondissement, Place du General de Gaulle, Unknown Soldier flame under the Arc de Triomphe.

War veterans at the Arch of Triumph Paris. France.

USA, Florida, Titusville, Astronaut Memorial Plaza, Gemini Program Memorial

British poppy wreaths at First World War One monument at WWI battlefield of the Battle of the Somme, France, Europe

People at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC, United States, USA

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

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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.

A sentinel from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) supports an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 13, 2023. The wreath was laid by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

War veterans at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

CWGC Canada Farm Cemetery in West Flanders, site of a casualty clearing station during the Third Ypres Battle of 1917

Washington, D.C. Double Exposure Of The Vietnam Memorial. Sculpture Of Soldiers Reflected In Wall.

Holocaust Memorial Day at Yad Vashem Jerusalem

France, Picardy, Somme, Thiepval Memorial to the missing of the Somme 1914-1918, Anglo-French military cemetery.

Members of the RAF Lakenheath Base Honor Guard expressed their gratitude in the commemoration of 1st Lt. Arthur Brown at Nantwich, England, Jan. 14, 2024. Lt. Brown was commemorated for his sacrifice during World War II, after diverting his faulty Republic P-47 Thunderbolt plane away from the Nantwich Town Center which had saved many lives.

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The Ernie Pyle Monument, in Ie Sihma, Japan, marks the spot where the famous journalist lost his life to a Japanese sniper during World War II. The Monument was rededicated on July 22, 2000, to commerate Ernie Pyle's 100th birthday. Base: Le Sihma Country: Japan (JPN)

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Memorial to the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25-26, 1876), which engaged combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, who defeated the five companies of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment under Custer's command. Obelisk at the top of the hill. State of Montana. United States.

The Commonwealth war cemetary at El Alamein, Egypt. The cemetary contains over 7240 burials of commonwealth soldiers who died during the North Africa Campaign of World War 2.

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

Plaque commemorating the victims of the July 20, 1944 failed assassination attempt of Hitler, Berlin, Germany, Europe

France, Normandy, on 2020-10-11. Bayeux British Military Cemetery. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Normandie, le 2020-10-11. Cimetiere militaire britannique de Bayeux. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Engraved names of all the British Military killed in the recent conflict in Afghanistan at the British Cemetery in Kabul in Afghanistan.

A wreath is displayed at the tomb of former President Gerald R. Ford following a wreath laying ceremony conducted by Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), September 1, 2022. Twelve Ford Sailors traveled to Michigan for the ships annual namesake visit to learn about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and connect with local community members in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Albion, Michigan.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson honors fallen heroes at the American Battle Monuments Commission's Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City, Philippines, August 6, 2017.

RAF Bomber Command Memorial, Memorial to Bomber Pilots, Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London, United Kingdom

Tidworth military cemetery, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, UK

Rear view of a man standing in the shrine room, USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

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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The Field of Remembrance at St Margaret's Church in Westminster.

WASHINGTON (April 9, 2018) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Ian Barton, one of four finalists for Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year, reads a note left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a run at the National Mall. The run is the first event in a week-long selection board to select the top reserve component Sailor and recognize each finalist for their exceptional performance.

Etaples Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Etaples, near Boulogne on the north-west coast of France. The cemetery holds over 11,500 dead from both World War I and World War II

WWI grave, tombstone at the Belgian military cemetery of the Battle of the Silver Helmets, Slag der Zilveren Helmen, Halen, Limburg, Belgium, Europe

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Guards Memorial, St. James's Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

USA, New York, Ground Zero

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British poppy wreaths at First World War One monument at WWI battlefield of the Battle of the Somme, France, Europe

APRA HARBOR, GUAM (May 20, 2022) -- Military Sealift Command Maintenance Hub Guam participated in National Maritime Day events May 20. Cmdr. Gillian Medina, commanding officer of MSC Maintenance Hub Guam and Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Crose of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam conducted an at-sea wreath laying ceremony, paying tribute to legions of mariners. Industry leaders and members of the military community attended the event aboard U.S Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143).

Germany, Berlin, 18. 03. 2021, Commemoration of the March Revolution 1848, Brandenburg Gate, Initiator and presenter Volker Schroeder, 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.

Hungary. Budapest. Kossuth Lajos Ter (square of the Parlamient). Anniversary of the Revolt of October 23th 1956.

US Air Force Colonel (COL) William "Bill" Smith, USAF, lays a wreath during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony today at Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. COL Smith is the commander of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. He and more than 30 other Air Force members from the group joined representatives of the Navy, Army, and French military, along with French and American veterans' organizations at the ceremony. Fifty-two wreaths placed to honor the 861 American military veterans buried at Rhone who fought in southern France during World War II. Base: Draguignan State: Provence-Aples-Cote D'Azur Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, lay roses on the gravesite of Pierre Charles LEnfant at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 30, 2022. Born in Paris in 1754, LEnfant left to fight in the American Revolution. Afterwards, he was appointed by President George Washington to plan the new federal city that would be the new nations capital - Washington, D.C.

Last Post Ceremony under the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, a war memorial dedicated to the commemoration of British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I, Ypres, Belgium, Europe

Friends and family laid flowers on the casket of fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor during his interment, Feb. 10, 2024, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. Gaylor spent more than seven decades improving the Air Force through its people. He was an active proponent of professional military education and delivered seminars frequently in person and online until his passing. Air Force

Memorial ceremony, 1st anniversary of the rampage of Winnenden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

The Commonwealth war cemetary at El Alamein, Egypt. The cemetary contains over 7240 burials of commonwealth soldiers who died during the North Africa Campaign of World War 2.

Monument to the lost employees of bodies of internal Affairs. Kaliningrad, Russia, Europe

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, national memorial with the names of fallen US soldiers during the Vietnam War, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America, USA, PublicGround, North America

New Zealand Military Cemetery, Bourail, South Province, New Caledonia, France, Oceania

Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, arrival at Lindbergh Field, motorcade, and commencement address at San Diego State College. President John F. Kennedy (standing at lectern) receives a round of applause during commencement exercises at San Diego State College. Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; President of San Diego State College, Dr. Malcolm A. Love; Chancellor of California State Colleges, Dr. Glenn S. Dumke; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of California State Colleges, Louis H. Heilbron; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Aztec Bowl Stadium, San Diego State College, San Diego, California.

Air Force Master Sgt. Robert A. Gordon and Tech. Sgt. Shaun Blische of the Maryland Air National Guards 175th Civil Engineer Squadron, restore a monument at Mount Igman, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The monument memorializes three American diplomats and their French driver, who were killed at the site in 1995. The memorial is being restored as part of a humanitarian civic action project under the National Guards State Partnership Program.

The Monument to the Women of World War II is a British national war memorial situated on Whitehall in London, to the north of the Cenotaph. It was sculpted by John W. Mills, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II and dedicated by Baroness Boothroyd in July 2005.

Grave of private John Parr, first British soldier killed during WW1, St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, Saint-Symphorien near Mons, Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

First World War One graves at the Belgian Military Cemetery at Keiem, Keyem, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

RAF 44 Squadron remembrance memorial plaque, The John Bradfield Viewing Area, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry helped lay a wreath at Brussels National Airport in Brussels, Belgium, on March 25, 2016, while visiting the terminal attacked by terrorists earlier in the week while paying condolences on behalf of the American people following the twin terrorists attacks on the city and country.

Photo of flower arrangement presented during a ceremony at the 1st Infantry Division Monument in Colleville-Sur-Mer, France, June 5, 2022. The event honored the men of the "Big Red One" who fought in the invasion of Normandy.

A Netherlands national stands with Linda Chauvin recounting a story about the day 2Lt. Eugene Shauvin's plane was shot down at the Netherlands American Cemetery located in Margraten, Netherlands, September 25, 2022. 2Lt. Eugene Shauvin's name was located on the "Court of Honor," listing names of all personnel classified as Missing in Action after World War II. (Photo provided by Air National Guard Lt. Col. Tyson Frost)

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (July 29, 2022) A wreath rests on the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) during a ceremony held in remembrance of the attack on the Portland-class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35) at Naval Station Mayport, July 29, 2022. The Indianapolis attack occurred on July 30, 1945, nearly 77 years ago.

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Two guards standing in front of the Colonial War Memoril, with wreaths, everlasting fire, Colonial War Memorial, names of fallen soldiers from the colonial wars on the wall at the back, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Monumento a las mujeres de la II Guerra Mundial en Londres.

Memorial to Hong Kong's war dead at Statue Square.

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Wende Ruffin, daughter of James Ruffin who was killed in action during the Vietnam war, touches her father's name at the Vietnam Memorial, Washington, DC. (model released)

Plaque on the obelisk dedicated to all who served in the Vietnam War, in Anzac Place, Redcliffe, Australia

Memorial to 3 people murdered by the Germans during World War II, Felonica, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

WWI grave of John Parr, first British soldier killed in action during the First World War One, at the St Symphorien cemetery at Saint-Symphorien near Mons, Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

Soldiers, Gold Star Families and Veterans of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) help kick off this years Week of the Eagles during a ceremony for the annual Fort Campbell Survivor Outreach Services annual Boots on the Ground Display May 20, 2022.More than 7,600 boots from all branches of service lined the lawn of the 101st Airborne Division headquarters, each one dedicated to a fallen DOD member since September 11, 2001. Each boot was decorated with a photo of the individual, as well as personal notes, trinkets and a small American flag. WoE has been held since 1974 the Week of the Eagles created by Maj. Gen. John Cushman, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) who rebuilt division after Vietnam.The event was such a success the next year the Week of the Eagles was a celebration of the rebuilt and reborn division to honor both the past and the future with a week of events consisting of Air Assault demonstrations, open houses, veterans and sporting events

Sri Lanka. Kandy, International Military Cemetery.

Verdun Memorial, First World War One memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, Lorraine, France, Europe

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