French troops from the Quadrille des Baïonnettes, 1st Régiment D'Infanterie de la Garde Républicaine march alongside U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012.

A French veteran salutes during the playing of the French and U.S. national anthems during a Memorial Day ceremony at Saint-Quentin, France. During World War I, the U.S. military suffered roughly 7,500 casualties on the attack of the Hindenburg Line, in the sector just north of Saint-Quentin, France. U.S. Soldiers from Germany-based 5th Signal Theater Strategic Command were guests at Saint-Quentin’s Memorial Day event, May 27, 2012.

After the reunification of Germany, Bernhard Fey stood in front of a large cross made out of birch tree logs and felt sorry for the man the cross memorialized.

Bernhard Fey, a former East German who tried twice to escape to freedom in the West at Point Alpha, shares his memories with 5th Signal Command's Col. Andre L. Wiley and Christine Kuempel.

Members of the Wiesbaden High School's JROTC fold an American flag during the anniversary ceremony at the Point Alpha Memorial in Germany.