Let's Thank Our Vets......all of them (health care, Army, Air Force)

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Operation Normandy 2012 - French sailors commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Carentan,
France, Jun. 4, 2012. Paratroopers from the Allied nations gather in Normandy each year as a remembrance to the
military service members who fought in the effort to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II on June 6,
1944. The commemoration, which includes ceremonies for the more than 9,000 service members who gave their lives
during the invasion and airborne operations, allows the countries involved to pay homage to those who fell 68 years
ago.

Original date: 2012:06:04
Object Name: 120604-A-PP104-029
Special Instructions: Released by Lt. Col. Gerald Ostlund, USACAPOC, via DVIDS.
City: Carentan
Primary Location Code: FR
Country Name: FR
Headline: Operation Normandy 2012.
Credit: U.S. Army
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
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Sailors March To Gela Memorial In Sicily - Service members assigned to Naval Computer and Telecommunications
Station Sigonella march to the Gela Memorial as part of the Ponte Dirillo Memorial Ceremony. The ceremony is
dedicated to fallen members of the U.s. Army 82nd Airborne Division who died during Operation Husky, which took
place 69 years ago during World War II.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cameron Bramham/Released.
Original date: 2012:07:10
Object Name: 120710-N-IQ596-187
Released/Distributed by Navy Media Content Services via DVIDS
City: Sicily
Primary Location Code: IT
Country Name: IT
Credit: U.S. Navy
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
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Soldiers of The 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland seen rehearsing in Loos, France where 19 unidentified men are due to be
buried with the traditional headstone inscription of ‘Known Unto God’.

From the location and regiments involved, initial indications were that these men were combatants from the Battle of Loos which took place
in September and October, 1915. The British offensive was part of the attempt by the French to break through the German defences in
Artois and Champagne and restore a war of movement. Despite improved methods, more ammunition and better equipment the Franco-British
attacks were contained by the German armies, excepting for local losses of ground. Allied losses were estimated at 60,000 during the
Herbstschlacht (Autumn Battle) with German losses reportedly adding another 26,000 to the total of casualties.

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Veterans Share Memories For A Lifetime - Emory Osborn, a retired Master Sergeant, sits waiting to be taken to
physical therapy, after conducting an interview about his time in the Army, at the Ambrosio Guillen Veterans Home, El
Paso, Texas, June 19, 2012. Osborn served as an anti-aircraft gun commander with the 63rd Coast Artillery
Anti-aircraft Regiment.

Original date: 2012:06:19
Object Name: 120619-A-VF572-001
Released, Sgt. Jonathan Thomas , 16th MPAD via DVIDS.
City: El Paso
Province-State: TX
Primary Location Code: US
Country Name: US
Credit: U.S. Army
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
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Discipline Essential For Parris Island Recruits To Become Marines - Rct. Christopher Venditti, Platoon 3021, Kilo
Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, asks Sgt. Rafael Moran III, his drill instructor, a question about close-order
drill Jan. 14, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Close-order drill instills discipline by teaching instant, willing obedience to
orders. Moran, 24, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is one of the drill instructors responsible for instilling discipline in recruits.
Venditti, 18, from Waterford, Conn., is scheduled to graduate March 14, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine
Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the
chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is
home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink
Original date: 2014:01:14
Object Name: 140114-M-FS592-039.

Released. Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by (Cpl. Caitlin Brink). Photo is approved for public release by the Public
Affairs Office for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Photo must be published with photo credit of
photographer. Photo may not be used for commercial purposes without prior authorization of photographer or the unit
Public Affairs Office. Photo taken/released for news/public information purposes only; appearance of people,
businesses, places or products does not imply endorsement of the U.S. Marine Corps or the Department of Defense.
Photographer can be contacted at 843-228-2705 or caitlin.maluda@usmc.mil via DVIDS.

City: Parris Island
Province-State: SC
Primary Location Code: US
Country Name: United States
Credit: U.S. Marines
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
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Female Marine Enters Pro MMA With 20 Sec Knockout - Sergeant Misha Nassiri, an ammunition technician with
Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, strikes her opponent during her first professional mixed martial arts match
held at Valley Center, California, Jan. 18, 2014. Nassiri, a native of San Diego, won the match by technical knockout in
the first 20 seconds of round one.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Boynes/released.
Original date: 2014:01:18
Object Name: 140118-M-PC317-603
Special Instructions: Released, Lance Cpl. Jonathan Boynes, 1st Marine Division via DVIDS.
City: Valley Center
Province-State: CA
Primary Location Code: US
Country Name: United States
Credit: U.S. Marines
Copyright Notice: Public Domain

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Kosovo Force Mission Rehearsal Exercise 18 - U.S. soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry
Regiment, conduct Fire Phobia Training during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint
Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 21, 2014. The training prepares the unit to correctly react
and mitigate the threat of improvised incendiary devices during riot control operations. The KFOR MRE is based on the
current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability, and contingency
operations in Kosovo in support of civil authorities to maintain a safe and secure environment..

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bryan Rankin/Released.
Original date: 2014:01:21
Object Name: 140121-A-HJ139-008
Special Instructions: Released, Lt. Col. Brian Carlin, Public Affairs Officer, Joint Multinational Training Command via DVIDS.
By-line Title: VIPER COMBAT CAMERA USAREUR
City: Hohenfels
Province-State: BW
Primary Location Code: DE
Country Name: Germany
Credit: U.S. Army
Copyright Notice: Public Domain

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A veteran I met in Albuquerque. Photo taken in 2009:

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2014 Navy Misawa Snow Team Completes 'Fighting Bee' Snow Sculpture - The 2014 Navy Misawa Snow Team
pose with the "Fighting Bee" snow sculpture they completed for the 65th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival, Feb. 3, 2014.
The sculpture is a tribute to the U.S. Navy Seabees, who are celebrating their 72nd anniversary, March 5, 2014. This is
the 31st year that Naval Air Facility Misawa has sent a delegation of sailors to Sapporo to build a sculpture, and
represent their respective commands on behalf of the U.S. Navy.

U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Daniel Sanford/Released.
Original date: 2014:02:03.
Object Name: 140203-N-ZI955-197.
Special Instructions: released, MCCS Daniel Sanford, NAF Misawa Public Affairs Officer, via DVIDS.
City: Sapporo.
Province-State: Hokkaido.
Primary Location Code: JP.
Country Name: Japan.
Credit: U.S. Navy.
Copyright Notice: Public Domain

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173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) training jump in Grafenwoehr, Germany - Paratroopers
assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) wait in harness for the call to board a CH-47 Chinook to
conduct a training jump into Bunker Drop Zone at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr
Training Area, Germany, Feb. 10, 2014.

U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released.
Original date: 2014:02:10
Object Name: 140210-A-BS310-023
Special Instructions: Cleared for public release by Staff Sgt. Bruce Cobbeldick, 173rd PAO via DVIDS.
City: Grafenwoehr
Province-State: BY
Primary Location Code: DE
Country Name: Germany.
Credit: U.S. Army
Copyright Notice: Public Domain