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Memorial Day Is Commemorated At Arlington National Cemetery
ShareBrittany Jacobs of Hertford, North Carolina, embraces her son, Christian Jacobs, 6, while sitting next to the grave of her husband, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Chris Jacobs, in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day May 29, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Part of the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Sgt. Jacobs served in Aghanistan and Iraq and was killed during a training exercise in California in 2011.
Military Survival Seminar and “Good Grief” Camp Counsels Survivors Of Fallen Military Personnel
ShareWyatt McCain, 8, from North Pole, Alaska, looks upon his father's grave at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. His dad, Army SFC Johnathan McCain, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in November 2011. Wyatt came with his mother and three sisters to take part in a TAPS "Good Grief Camp". Five hundred military children and teens, many of whom had a parent that was killed in the Afghan and Iraq wars, attended the annual four-day "Good Grief Camp" in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC, which is run by TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors). The camp helped them learn coping skills and build relationships so they know they are not alone in the grief of their loved one. They met others of their own age group, learned together and shared their feelings, both through group activities and one-on-one mentors, who are all active duty or former military servicemembers. Some 1,200 adults, most of whom are grieving parents and spouses, also attend the National Military Survival Seminar held concurrently with the children's camp. The TAPS slogan is "Remember the Love. Celebrate the Life. Share the Journey."
Arlington National Cemetery Holds Annual Flags-In To Honor Fallen For Memorial Day
ShareA soldier from the 3rd Infantry Regiment, or the "Old Guard," works to place U.S. flags in front of every grave site ahead of the Memorial Day weekend in Arlington National Cemetery on May 21, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. Traditionally known as "Flags-In," soldiers place small flags in front of more than 228,000 headstones and at the bottom of about 7,000 niche rows in the cemetery's Columbarium Courts and Niche Wall .
Georgia Residents Commemorate Memorial Day
ShareA man walks amongst the graves in Marietta National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. In an effort to promote social distancing due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) decided not to host public events for Memorial Day, including any groups placing and retrieving gravesite flags.
Memorial Day Is Commemorated At Arlington National Cemetery
ShareBrittany Jacobs (L) of Hertford, North Carolina, and her son, Christian Jacobs, 6, are embraced by a friend while sitting next to the grave of Brittany's husband, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Chris Jacobs, in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day May 29, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Part of the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Sgt. Jacobs served in Aghanistan and Iraq and was killed during a training exercise in California in 2011.
American Flags Placed At Graves At Arlington Nat’l Cemetery For Memorial Day
ShareMembers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day May 26, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. "Flags-In" has become an annual ceremony since the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) was offered to be an Army's official ceremonial unit in 1948. Every available soldier in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment participates in these events.
Bedford Memorial Day Parade With Paul Purchia, Col. Michael Vogel, James F. Comley & Others
ShareJames F. Comley (C) salutes the raising of the American flag during the Bedford Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2015 in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Vintage Planes Fly Over Southern California To Honor Vets on Memorial Day
ShareA family watches a historic plane flyover on Memorial Day at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on May 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. In an effort to promote social distancing due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) decided not to host public events for Memorial Day, including any groups placing gravesite flags.
Memorial Day Visitors Pay Their Respects To The Fallen At Arlington Nat’l Cemetery
ShareChristian Jacobs places a flower near the headstone of his father, Marine Sgt. Christopher Jacobs at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. Mourners from throughout the United States travel to Arlington to visit their loved ones on Memorial Day.
Volunteers Place Flowers On Gravesites At Arlington National Cemetery Ahead Of Memorial Day
ShareMatthew Murphy, 4, places a rose on a tombstone beside his father, Kevin Murphy, of Springfield, Virginia, during a volunteer event at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day on May 26, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer season and its purpose is to honor those who died while serving in the U.S. military.
Memorial Day Observed At Arlington National Cemetery
ShareRicky Parada sits at the grave of his little brother Cpl. Nicolas D. Paradarodriguez who was killed in Afghanistan, at Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. Section 60 is reserved for veterans of the Iraq War. For Memorial Day U.S. President Barack Obama is paying tribute to military veterans past and present who have served and sacrificed their lives for their country.
“Flags In” Ceremony Held At Arlington National Ahead Of Memorial Day
ShareARLINGTON, VA - MAY 24: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. 'Flags-In' has become an annual ceremony since the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) was designated to be an Army's official ceremonial unit in 1948. Every available soldier in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment participates in these events. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)