US, French gather for Memorial Day ceremony

Photos by Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson
Philip George, 21st Theater Sustainment Company mortuary affairs, views gravesites during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France. More than 10,000 Americans are buried in the cemetery, the largest American World War II cemetery in Europe.
Philip George, 21st Theater Sustainment Company mortuary affairs, views gravesites during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France. More than 10,000 Americans are buried in the cemetery, the largest American World War II cemetery in Europe.

 

A 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules flies over a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France. The flyover renders honor to those buried in the cemetery.
A 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules flies over a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France. The flyover renders honor to those buried in the cemetery.

 

Brig. Gen. Jon Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, delivers a speech during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France.
Brig. Gen. Jon Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, delivers a speech during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France.

 

Members of the 16th Sustainment Brigade present the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France. Memorial Day recognizes men and women who have died while serving in the Armed Forces.
Members of the 16th Sustainment Brigade present the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France. Memorial Day recognizes men and women who have died while serving in the Armed Forces.

 

French Girl Scout members present a wreath to Brig. Gen. Jon Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France.
French Girl Scout members present a wreath to Brig. Gen. Jon Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29 at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France.

 

Brig. Gen. Jon Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, departs Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France, after a Memorial Day ceremony May 29.
Brig. Gen. Jon Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, departs Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France, after a Memorial Day ceremony May 29.