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Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Jan. 9, 2023. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s efforts to disinter the remains of service members lost on the Enoura Maru, a Japanese cargo ship used by the Imperial Japanese navy during World War II as a troop and prisoner of war transport ship. The agency’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. talks with 100-year-old retired Air Force Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson before a ceremony promoting the World War II triple ace to the honorary rank of brigadier general at the Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan, Calif., Dec. 2, 2022.

Navy Rear Adm. Pete Stamatopoulos, commander of Naval Supply Systems Command, greets Pearl Harbor survivor Richard Schimmel before a ceremony at the Pennsylvania state Capitol in Harrisburg to mark the anniversary of the 1941 attack, Dec. 7, 2022.

Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency conduct an interment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Nov. 9, 2022. Family members paid their respects and honored the life of Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Clarence A. Blaylock, who was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Blaylock was accounted for on July 29, 2019.

Navy Capt. Chris Bohner, commanding officer of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., presents a gift to Tony Faella during the Submarine Veterans of World War II Memorial Service at the base, Nov. 4, 2022. Faella, who turned 100 in September, served aboard the USS Spearfish.

Officers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) salute wreaths honoring World War II veterans during the official ceremony for the 78th commemoration of Operation Market Garden at Eerde, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2022.

The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as the "Old Guard," Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for Air Force Maj. Gen. Cuthbert Pattillo and Lt. Gen. Charles Pattillo in Section 75 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 14, 2022.

Soldiers lower the casket of Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan during a burial ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery, France, July 9, 2022. McGowan was killed in France during World War II. Prior to his identification, McGowan’s name was recorded on the cemetery’s Walls of the Missing which features the inscribed names of approximately 1,600 individuals missing from World War II.

Marines participate in memorial services for Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel "Woody" Williams in Charleston, W.Va., July 3, 2022. The Battle of Iwo Jima hero and Quiet Dell, W.Va., native was the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

Marines stand by the casket of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel "Woody" Williams at the State Capitol Rotunda in Charleston, W.Va., July 2, 2022. The Quiet Dell, W.Va., native and Battle of Iwo Jima hero was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient before his passing on June 29 at age 98.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville congratulates World War II veteran William Kellerman after his receipt of a Prisoner of War Medal, Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart during a ceremony at Fort Hamilton, N.Y., June 28, 2022. Kellerman was taken prisoner by German soldiers on July 4, 1944, after landing on Utah Beach, Normandy, June 11, 1944. He later escaped and traveled more than 600 miles before being found by the French Resistance, who hid him in the Freteval Forest until it was liberated by American forces in August 1944. He returned to his unit and was shot in the hand and leg by small arms fire while engaged in combat against German troops in April 1945.

A Special Operations soldier approaches the drop zone during a military freefall operation at Mont Saint-Michel, France, June 8, 2022. Airborne operations at this time of year honor past paratroopers who descended along the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy during World War II.

Sailors conduct an interment ceremony for Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Everett Raymond Stewart at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, June 16, 2022. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency used DNA analysis to identify the remains of Stewart, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, when he was assigned to the USS Oklahoma.

Air Force Col. Julie Gaulin, left, and Dr. Hiroya Sugano prepare to pour bourbon over a B-29 monument as a tradition to honor the fallen during a memorial service at Mount Shizuhata in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 11, 2022. The service, hosted by Sugano, memorializes those who lost their lives June 20, 1945, when two U.S. B-29 Superfortress planes collided during a bombing run over Shizuoka City. Twenty-three aircrew members were killed there, as well as approximately 2,000 Japanese civilians.

Navy Vice Adm. John Mustin, chief of Navy Reserve and commander of Navy Reserve Force, shakes hands with retired Chief Petty Officer Bill Norberg, a Battle of Midway veteran, during an event in Washington, June 6, 2022, to mark the World War II battle’s 80th anniversary. Mustin’s great-grandfather, Capt. George Murray, fought alongside Norberg as the commander of the USS Enterprise.

Army Capt. Eric Chang renders honors during a ceremony held at the Eternal Heroes Memorial in Ravenoville, France, June 2, 2022. The ceremony remembered members of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions killed in the liberation of Ravenoville during World War II. U.S. Army Europe and Africa is commemorating the 78th anniversary of D-Day, the largest multinational amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history.

Sailors aboard the USS Spruance in the Philippine Sea salute the during the playing of the national anthem as two EA-18G Growlers conduct a flyby as part of a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Midway, June 4, 2022.

World War II veterans attend a ceremony at the Eternal Heroes Memorial in Normandy, France, June 2, 2022, to honor fallen paratroopers who liberated Ravenoville in June 1944. Veterans and representatives of veterans who could not be there received challenge coins during the event.

Marines visited various museums and monuments in Normandy, France, May 25, 2022. This visit was to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective countries during World War II.

World War II veterans attend The Great Texas Air Show at Joint Base San Antonio, April 23 2022.