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From left, U.S. Army Col. Ryan Workman, Jang Gyu-yong, president of the Korea Freedom Federation's Cheonan Branch, and Kang Seok-ho, president of the Korea Freedom Federation, offer flowers during the 75th commemoration of the Battle of Cheonan in Cheonan City, South Korea, July 8, 2025. The ceremony paid tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought in the key defense of South Korea during the Korean War in 1950.

Marines prepare to compete in a quarter-mile race against other service members during the 2025 Walter J. Macfarlane Memorial Canoe Regatta in Waikiki, Hawaii, July 4, 2025. They finished fourth out of six teams in the race, which honored the nation's military.

President Donald J. Trump administers the oath of enlistment to soldiers from around the country in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2025. It was one in a series of events to mark the Army's 250th birthday, including a parade, flyovers, a Golden Knights parachute demonstration, a concert and fireworks.

Soldiers piloting CH-47 Chinooks pass the Washington Monument during a flyover of the Army's 250th Birthday Parade in Washington, June 14, 2025. The flyover included eight Chinooks, 16 AH-64 Apache helicopters and 16 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

Soldiers participate in the Army's 250th Birthday Parade in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2025. The parade included soldiers in historical and modern uniforms, marching alongside equipment and vehicles from key eras of Army history to showcase how the force has evolved since 1775.

Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division yell "hooah" during Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll's speech at an event marking the Army's 250 birthday at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 10, 2025.

A soldier greets a veteran as a group of World War II veterans arrive on a tarmac in Normandy, France, June 1, 2025, for the 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion, which is June 6. Members of the 1st Army, the organization that led all American forces on D-Day, welcomed the veterans.

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," fire a ceremonial cannon during a 21-gun salute on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Nov. 11, 2024.

The 82nd Airborne Division Band performs at the Cumberland County Council's Veterans Day parade in Fayetteville, N.C., to honor past and present veterans in the community, Nov. 2, 2024.

Sherry Love, acting superintendent at the Arlington National Cemetery, right, and Army Maj. Connor Power, left, help employees hang U.S. flags in preparation for Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Nov. 4, 2024.

Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Leblanc holds a wreath during a ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France, May 26, 2024. The memorial ceremony was held in commemoration of the 106th anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Vanessa Dornhoefer greets a World War II veteran during a V-E Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2024. Dornhoefer received the French National Defense Medal for work in Afghanistan as part of the Civil-Military Action Committee for the NATO Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers from 2016 to 2018.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Special Forces Command hold a wreath-laying ceremony at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Nov. 8, 2023. The ceremony commemorated Kennedy’s contributions to the U.S. Army Special Forces.

A joint force color guard leads a procession during a parade at the Yorktown Battlefield, Va., Oct. 19, 2023. The parade commemorated the siege at Yorktown in 1781 and the victory that ended the American Revolutionary War.

Marines walk through a Korean War monument during a ceremony in Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 2023, as part of Navy-Marine Corps Week. During the week, service members participate in community outreach events including static displays, band and Silent Drill platoon performances and recruiting.

Soldiers participate in a river crossing at Fort Liberty, N.C., Sept. 20, 2023, to commemorate the crossing of the Waal River in the Netherlands that led to the liberation of the city of Nijmegen during World War II.

Marines fold the U.S. flag during the 81st annual Evening Colors ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023. The ceremony is held to recognize the base’s history and legacy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the installation on Sept. 25, 1942, in honor of World War I Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Pendleton, who had long advocated for the establishment of a West Coast training base.

Service members conduct an armed forces full honor wreath-laying ceremony at President William H. Taft’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 15, 2023. The ceremony commemorated Taft's 166th birthday. Taft and President John F. Kennedy are the only presidents buried at the cemetery.

Walter Furuyama, left, and Clifford Chillingworth, both Korean War veterans, lay a wreath in honor of the missing during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 15, 2023. Over 300 service members, former prisoners of war, families and veterans attended the ceremony to commemorate those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. More than 7,500 U.S. service members remain unaccounted for from previous conflicts.

Fireworks explode over Lake Ogawara during Lights on the Lake, a Labor Day event, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2023.