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Honoring our fallen heroes

June 1, 2018
by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
A C-130 Hercules performs a flyover after a playing of the French and American national anthems at Lorraine American Cemetery May 27 in Saint-Avold, France. Civilian and military officials came together during the ceremony where attendees paid respect to fallen service members. Lorraine, containing 10,489 graves, stands as the largest American World War II cemetery in Europe.
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Roy Kitchener, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee deputy military representative, gives a memorial address at Lorraine American Cemetery May 27 in Saint-Avold, France. Kitchener began his address by thanking two World War II veterans in attendance then continued commemorating and honoring those who fought in defense of liberty.
U.S. Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, carry wreaths to civilian and military officials during a Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery May 27 in Saint-Avold, France.
The official party arrives at a Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery May 27 in Saint-Avold, France. Claude Dulamon, Forbach-Boulay-Moselle sub-prefect; Kara McDonald, consul general; Rear Adm. Roy Kitchener, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee deputy military representative; and Andre Wojciechowski, Saint-Avold mayor, each made an address at the memorial ceremony with consistent themes of honoring the past while preparing for the future.
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