Wreath laying ceremony

Capt. Tiffany Stone commands her U.S. Air Force Honor Guard flight into formation during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, April 5, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. The guest honoree and wreath presenter was Gen. Col. Alexander Nikolyevich Zelin, commander-in-chief of the Russian air force. The wreath was laid in honor of all fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Ruano)

Memorial marathon eternalizes Bataan Death March

A participant of the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March receives medical attention March 27, 2011at one of seven medical stations along the 26.2-mile trail at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Marchers trekked through rough terrain at elevations ranging between 4,100 and 5,300 feet. The event, attended by a record number of more than 6,000 marchers, commemorated the original Bataan Death March, which occurred in the Philippines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Turner)

Memorial marathon eternalizes Bataan Death March

A participant of the 22nd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March holds a flag March 27, 2011 during a moment of silence at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Three remaining survivors attended the opening ceremony. The event, attended by a record number of more than 6,000 marchers, commemorated the original Bataan Death March, which occurred in the Philippines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Turner)

Sacrifice #384

Approximately 250 wreaths honor the graves of veterans Dec. 11, 2010, at the Black Hills National Cemetery, S.D. More than 50 Airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., volunteered to lay wreaths on the graves during the 2010 Wreaths Across America ceremony, held annually on the second Saturday of December, in honor of veterans who have passed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane)

VCSAF describes airpower's key role in Pacific at Tinian symposium

Capt. Ron Poe climbs into the pit used to load atomic bombs onto B-29 Superfortresses at the end of World War II, while Lt. Col. Richard Pagliuco prepares to follow him, shortly before a wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 6, 2010, in Tinian, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Both were invited by local officials to place unit coins in the bomb pit during a commemoration of Tinian's role in World War II. Colonel Pagliuco is the 20th Air Force deputy director of operations at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., and Captain Poe is the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge at Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Sam Highley)

VCSAF describes airpower's key role in Pacific at Tinian symposium

Joel Santos (left) and William Manglona stand by a wreath commemorating the end of World War II shortly before a ceremony Aug. 6, 2010, in Tinian, Commonwealth of Northern Northern Mariana Islands. The two Junior R.O.T.C. cadets from Tinian High School placed the wreath by pits designed to load atomic bombs onto B-29 Superfortresses at the end of World War II, as part of a commemoration of Tinian's role in the war. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Sam Highley)