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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
US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Curtis Ross, Vice Commander, 314th Airlift Wing (AW), speaks of the memorable events and virtues of former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan. Members of the 314th Communications Squadron (CS) represented the Wing by standing in formation for a moment of silence honoring President Reagan at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AR). President Reagan passed away on June 5th and following a 24-hour lay-in-state in the US Capitol Rotunda and a State Funeral in the National Cathedral, President Reagan's remains are being flown back to California (CA) for burial today at his presidential library
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US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Curtis Ross, Vice Commander, 314th Airlift Wing (AW), speaks of the memorable events and virtues of former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan. Members of the 314th Communications Squadron (CS) represented the Wing by standing in formation for a moment of silence honoring President Reagan at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AR). President Reagan passed away on June 5th and following a 24-hour lay-in-state in the US Capitol Rotunda and a State Funeral in the National Cathedral, President Reagan's remains are being flown back to California (CA) for burial today at his presidential library
US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Albert Riggle (left), Commander, 15th Air Base Wing (ABW), USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Greg Mobley (center), 15th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), and USAF Major (MAJ) Michael Keffer, Commander, 15TH SFS, render honors after placing a flower wreath during a National Police Memorial Day Ceremony, at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB), Hawaii (HI)
US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Albert Riggle (left), Commander, 15th Air Base Wing (ABW), USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Greg Mobley (center), 15th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), and USAF Major (MAJ) Michael Keffer, Commander, 15TH SFS, place a flower wreath during a National Police Memorial Day Ceremony, at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB), Hawaii (HI)
US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Craig Benedict (left), Military District of Washington (MDW) Ceremonies Officer, and Elizabeth A. Williamson (right), USA Director of Protocol, escort US Senator The Honorable Strom Thurman (R-SC) from the reviewing stand following and ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of his commissioning into the US Army, at Fort Myer, Virginia (VA). The 96-year-old Senator from South Carolina rose to the rank of Major General in the Army Reserves before concluding his service in 1960, and has served in the US Senate since 1954. US Army (USA) General (GEN) Dennis J. Reimer (left), Army CHIEF of STAFF, and US Secretary of the Army The Honorable Louis...
US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) William Welch, right, Commander of the 321st Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), receives a guide-on from former Commander COL James D. Smith during the Wing's Change of Command ceremony held at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0415520 or search 021231F9032T007)
US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with World War II (WWII) veteran US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert Shantz on arrival at Cherbourg, France (FRA). Mr. Shantz, from St. Louis, Missouri, was a member of the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS) during the D-Day Invasion. He was flown by USAF C-17A Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), to be a part of the 60th Anniversary of D-Day
US Air Force Colonel (COL) William "Bill" Smith, USAF, present a salute to honor veterans of World War II during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony at the 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
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Base: Draguignan
State: Provence-Aples-Cote D'Azur
Country: France (FRA)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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