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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.

An Arlington National Cemetery employee hangs American flags in the Memorial Amphitheater in preparation for Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 23, 2022.

Soldiers perform a Haka dance, a battle preparation in the Maori culture, during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Fort Lee, Va., May 19, 2022.

Color guard members present the flags during the 53rd Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 7, 2022. Names of fallen EOD technicians are added to the memorial wall and flags presented to their families during a ceremony each year.

A World War II veteran shows his French Legion of Honor medal during an event to mark the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu in Honolulu, Dec. 7, 2021.

World War II veteran Gil Nadeau observes the USS Arizona Memorial during a tour to mark the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu, in Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2021.

Vincent Goesahead Jr. of the Crow Nation performs with a smudge pot during the opening ceremony for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemoration Public Flower Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2021.

Visitors participate in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemoration Public Flower Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 9, 2021.

Soldiers assigned to “The Old Guard” 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment’s Caisson Platoon and an Armed Forces Body Bearer team honor Army Gen. Colin Powell during his special military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 5, 2021.

Air Force Capt. Heather Prentice prepares to release a lantern during the Air Force Families Forever Fallen Hero Sky Lantern Lighting on the beach in Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 24, 2021.

A joint armed forces color guard team supports a full honor wreath-laying ceremony at President William H. Taft’s memorial gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 15, 2021. The ceremony was held to commemorate Taft's 164th birthday.

A joint armed forces color guard team supports a full honor wreath-laying ceremony at President William H. Taft’s memorial gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 15, 2021. The ceremony was held to commemorate Taft's 164th birthday.

Military family members release a lantern during the Air Force Families Forever Fallen Hero Sky Lantern Lighting on the beach in Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 24, 2021.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Paulina Gutierrez places a rose at the tomb of former President Gerald R. Ford in Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 23, 2021. Gutierrez and other crew members from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford are visiting three Michigan cities in honor of the ship’s namesake.

Members of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon rehearse for a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 10, 2021.

A bagpiper plays during the 20th anniversary 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2021.

Honor guard members march during the Defense Department September 11 Pentagon Community Observance Ceremony in the courtyard of the Pentagon, Sept. 10, 2021.

Air Force Master Sgt. Christian Navarro-Salazar salutes during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Royal Air Force Alconbury, England, Sept. 9, 2021.

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as ‘The Old Guard,’ conduct a changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 30, 2021.

Service members line the inner circle of the Memorial Amphitheater during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 31, 2021.