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GREENHAM COMMON, United Kingdom – Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. Her Royal Highness dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21. The three-part memorial is in remembrance of 16 service members killed when two B-17 Flying Fortresses collided above Greenham Common Dec. 15, 1944; 33 Airmen who died just three days earlier when their Horsa Glider crashed on takeoff at the base; and American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II.

Article | Princess unveils WWII memorial at RAF Greenham Common

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Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal officially dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21.
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GREENHAM COMMON, United Kingdom – Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. Her Royal Highness dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21. The three-part memorial is in remembrance of 16 service members killed when two B-17 Flying Fortresses collided above Greenham Common Dec. 15, 1944; 33 Airmen who died just three days earlier when their Horsa Glider crashed on takeoff at the base; and American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II.

Photo | Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen

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GREENHAM COMMON, United Kingdom – Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. Her Royal Highness dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21. The three-part memorial is in remembrance of 16 service members killed when two B-17 Flying Fortresses collided above Greenham Common Dec. 15, 1944; 33 Airmen who died just three days earlier when their Horsa Glider crashed on takeoff at the base; and American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for SOCEUR, visit with Milka Jerak, mother of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in her home in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. Repass and Sekelsky attended a memorial service for Jerak at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009.

Photo | U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky visit with Milka Jerak, mother of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for SOCEUR, visit with Milka Jerak, mother of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in her home in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. Repass and Sekelsky attended a memorial service for Jerak at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009.
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Video | Honoring fallen crew members

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Naval Station Rota held a memorial ceremony for seven Navy Airmen who perished in 1987.
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Article | Grafenwoehr welcomes 172nd Soldiers home

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With much formality, U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr marked the official return of the 172nd Infantry "Blackhawk" Brigade from Afghanistan in an uncasing and remembrance ceremony, Aug. 9.
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Video | Until they're all home

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Service members have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country in past conflict and are buried in U.S. cemeteries around the world. But what about those fallen heroes who are still missing? SGT Vincent Pedican tells us how a group of people from Hawaii continue to look for missing service members to this day.
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Video | Until they're all home

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Service members have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country in past conflict and are buried in U.S. cemeteries around the world. But what about those fallen heroes who are still missing? SGT Vincent Pedican tells us how a group of people from Hawaii continue to look for missing service members to this day.
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Video | A chance to remember the fallen soldiers

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We all choose to remember fallen Soldiers in different ways. SGT Thomas Christensen went to Grafenwohr, Germany, to find out how a community decided to remember theirs.
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EPINAL, France -- Of the 5,255 headstones on the grounds of the memorial, 5,139 are Latin crosses, 116 are Stars of David. There are 69 unknowns and 14 sets of brothers. There are also the names of 424 service members who are missing in action in the region inscribed on four low walls within the Court of Honor.

Photo | Of the 5,255 headstones on the grounds of the memorial, 5,139 are Latin crosses, 116 are Stars of David.

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EPINAL, France -- Of the 5,255 headstones on the grounds of the memorial, 5,139 are Latin crosses, 116 are Stars of David. There are 69 unknowns and 14 sets of brothers. There are also the names of 424 service members who are missing in action in the region inscribed on four low walls within the Court of Honor.
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Video | A cemetery in Margraten

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When a service member dies overseas it’s tradition to bring the body back to the home front. But, during WWII that wasn’t always an option. Many troops are laid to rest in American cemeteries throughout Europe. SGT Joshua Blair tells us how service members are cared for here at the American cemetery in Margraten, Natherlands.
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Video | In the Footsteps of a Hero: The Joseph Brennan Story

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Joseph Brennan enlisted in the Army after his cousin, Sgt. Joshua Brennan was killed in action when his squad was ambushed on Oct. 25th, 2007 in the Korengal Valley of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. For his actions that day, fighting off the ambush and recovering the wounded Brennan from the clutches of Taliban fighters, then Spc. Salvatore Giunta was awarded the Medal of Honor. Ever since that tragic date, Joseph has followed in the footsteps of his cousin Joshua.
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Spc. Sheena Leno, Driscoll, N.D., Sgt. Christina Sung, Montclair, Calif., and Spc. Shanna Leno, Mandan, N.D., march with Danish and Turkish troops during the memorial march at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, June 6.

Article | NATO forces march in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan in memory of fallen

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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Stepping off at precisely 4:38 p.m., soldiers at Camp Bondsteel marched together June 6 to remember those who have died serving in the Global War on Terrorism and all conflicts.
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STUTTGART, Germany — Family, friends and battle buddies of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary M. Farwell, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Clayton M. Hickman and Cpl. Matthew E. Clark render final honors while a slideshow of photos depicting the men's lives plays in the background during a memorial ceremony held at the Panzer Kaserne Community Chapel here, Feb. 11. The soldiers lost their lives in the crash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during an evening training mission northeast of Manheim, Germany, Feb. 3. All of the men were assigned to G Company, 52nd Regiment, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anna K. Perry)

Article | Lives of fallen 1-214th Aviation Regiment troops honored in memorial ceremony

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STUTTGART, Germany -- Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Panzer Kaserne Community Chapel here, Feb. 11 to honor the memory of three soldiers who sacrificed their lives in service to America.
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CAMBRIDGE, England — A ceremony is held on Memorial Day, May 25, 2009, to honor the thousands of American veterans laid to rest here at Madingley Memorial Cemetery. The ceremony included key note speakers, wreath laying and fly-overs with a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall and F-15E Strike Eagles from RAF Lakenheath. (Department of Defense photo by Air Force Senior Airman Christopher L. Ingersoll)

Article | Fallen remembered at Madingley Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony

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ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England - American service members stationed in the United Kingdom observed Memorial Day May 25 at Madingley American Cemetery near Cambridge.
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