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U.S. and allied forces, World War II veterans and guests participate in the Cabbage Patch Memorial Ceremony in Carentan, France, June 2, 2023. Cabbage Patch Square is where U.S. paratroopers began the bloody battle to liberate the city of Carentan 79 years ago.

U.S. and allied forces, World War II veterans and guests participate in the Cabbage Patch Memorial Ceremony in Carentan, France, June 2, 2023. The Cabbage Patch Square is where 79 years ago, U.S. paratroopers began the bloody, close combat battle to liberate the city of Carentan.

World War II veterans Wilbur Myers and Alan Dunn are welcomed by soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division and 29th Infantry Division as they arrive for the D-Day 79 commemoration ceremonies in Normandy, France, June 1, 2023.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. James Harvey, a Tuskegee Airman, stands in front of the Tuskegee Airman Statue during the Tuskegee Airman wreath-laying ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 7, 2023. The annual tribute recognizes how the actions of the Tuskegee Airmen changed the Air Force, the military, and the world.

Army Col. Thomas Austin offers condolences to Mary Fisher following the funeral service for Fisher's brother, Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Roy Carney, at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 17, 2023. Carney was killed Aug. 1, 1943, when his bomber crashed after getting hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave, the U.S. Ninth Air Force’s bombing of Romania’s Ploiesti oil fields and refineries, which fueled the German military during World War II. His remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in June, 2022. Carney‘s awards include a Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and an Air Medal.

Wilfredo Tungol, left, Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project director, and World War II Veteran Oscar Bangui walk with a wreath during the "Araw ng Kagitingan" commemoration in Honolulu, April 10, 2023. The Philippine Day of Valor recognizes the service of Filipino troops and the sacrifice of more than 10,000 Philippine and American service members who lost their lives during the Battle of Bataan and its subsequent march.

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency service members prepare to lift a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, April 4, 2023. Approximately 63 individuals were disinterred as part of the "Enoura Maru" project, an ongoing effort by DPAA to disinter, transport, and identify missing POWs from World War II. The remains were taken to the DPAA laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for further scientific analysis and possible identification.

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," conduct military funeral honors for Army Pfc. Francis P. Martin at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., March 24, 2023. Martin was killed on January 16, 1945, while serving in France during World War II, but his remains were not identified until last year.

Retired Marine Corps Col. Willard Buhl and Marisa Borzoni spread the ashes of Borzoni's life parter, retired Lt. Col. Clark Henry, during a memorial service at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 21, 2023. Henry enlisted during World War II, received a field commission during the Korean War and received a Silver Star during the Vietnam War.

Staff with the American Battle Monuments Commission work with members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to exhume a casket during a disinterment at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines, March 6, 2023. Twenty-two of the individuals recovered from the disinterment are part of the ‘Enoura Maru’ project, an effort to disinter the remains of service members lost on the cargo ship used by the Imperial Japanese navy during World War II as a troop and prisoner of war transport ship.

Golda H. Fabian, a World War II Marine Corps veteran, is recognized as the guest of honor for the Marine Corps battle color detachment's performance for the high school students, faculty, and local veterans at Canby High School in Canby, Ore., March 7, 2023. The event is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command that includes touring the northwestern United States; during this tour Marines are hosting engagements with local schools, sports teams, community leaders, and other outstanding citizens.

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.