Dempsey Visits Leaders, Memorial in the Philippines

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is greeted with a memento upon his arrival in Manilla, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. meets with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Phillipines President Benigno S. Aquino III meets with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. in Manila, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Chairman of Defense for the Philippines Gen. Jessie Dellosa introduces his staff to U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Chairman of Defense for the Philippines Gen. Jessie Dellosa and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have a meeting on Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signs a guest book during a visit to Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Filipino Honor Guard prepares for a ceremony on Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Filipino Honor Guard prepares for a ceremony on Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, completes his review of the Filipino Honor Guard on Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • A photo displays the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, June 4, 2012. It contains the largest number of graves of the U.S. military from World War II, a total of 17,201, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and the Philippines. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes during a wreath laying ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour of the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • A Filipino military trumpeter stands by at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour of the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour of the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, June 4, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen