A tribute to fallen heroes

1. Our Fallen Heroes A Tribute to May 2008 Music: As the Bell Tolls © Original Composition by Ren Photos: from www

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3. Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia www.arlingtoncemetery.org More than 300,000 are interred here

4. Christmas Wreaths At Arlington National Cemetery Arlington,Virginia www.wikipedia.org

5. The Laying of the Wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day www.arlingtoncemetery.org

6. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arlington National Cemetery HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD www.wikipedia.org

7. Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia z.about.com Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

8. Arlington National Cemetery www.warfoto.com The space shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds into its flight January 28, 1986 Monument for the Space Shuttle Challenger

9. The Crew of Challenger www.wikipedia.org Ellison S. Onizuka Sharon Christa McAuliffe Greg Jarvis Judy Resnik Michael J. Smith Dick Scobee Ron McNair

10. Arlington National Cemetery www.warfoto.com The space shuttle disintegrated over Texas during re-entry February 1, 2003 Monument for the Space Shuttle Columbia

11. The Crew of Columbia www.wikipedia.org Richard Douglas Husband Kalpana Chawla William Cameron "Willie" McCool David McDowell Brown Laurel Blair Salton Clark Michael Phillip Anderson Ilan Ramon

12. Arlington National Cemetery www.warfoto.com IN HONOR OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO DIED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HOSTAGES HELD IN IRAN 25 APRIL 1980 Monument

13. Arlington National Cemetery U.S. Air Force Col. William C. Coltman is carried to his final resting place April 3, 2002 www.f-111.net

14. Col. William C. Coltman Reported MIA September 29, 1972 Vietnam War Remains were recovered from a crash site in northern Laos in 1998 www.f-111.net 1968

15. Arlington National Cemetery www.arlingtoncemetery.net An army honor guard carries Staff Sgt. Duane J. Dreasky to his final resting place

16. Staff Sgt. Duane J. Dreasky killed in Iraq www.arlingtoncemetery.net

17. Helmets and Boots of Fallen Soldiers, Iraq www.arcent.army.mil

18. Faces of Valor www.militarycity.com Army Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, 25 April 7, 2007 Zaganiyah, Iraq Army Pfc. Ryan R. Berg, 19 Jan. 9, 2007 Baqubah, Iraq Army Staff Sgt. Jason R. Arnette, 25 April 1, 2007 Baghdad, Iraq Marine Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell, 20 Feb. 7, 2007 Anbar province, Iraq Army Pfc. David C. Armstrong, 21 Feb. 1, 2007 Baghdad, Iraq

19. Faces of Valor www.militarycity.com Army Sgt. Ashly L. Moyer, 21 March 3, 2007 Baghdad, Iraq Army Sgt. Jason A. Schumann, 23 May 19, 2007 Diwaniyah, Iraq Marine Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Veater, 20 March 9, 2007 Anbar province, Iraq Army Pfc. Alexander R. Varela, 19 May 19, 2007 Baghdad, Iraq Army Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf, 21 Jan. 7, 2007 Balad, Iraq

20. Faces of Valor Army Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen, 20 May 9, 2008 Iskandariyah , Iraq Army Cpl. David P. McCormick, 26 April 28, 2008 Baghdad, Iraq www.militarytimes.com Army Spc. Joseph A. Ford, 23 May 10, 2008 Asad, Iraq Army Sgt. David McDowell, 30 April 29, 2008 Bastion, Afghanistan Marine Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, 22 May 2, 2008 Anbar province, Iraq

21. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii www.wikipedia.org One of the most prominent of the national cemeteries in the United States

22. The USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii The resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors killed on the USS Arizona during the attack on 7 December 1941 www.wikipedia.org

23. Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, California www.wikipedia.org

24. Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico www.newmexicoet.com

25. Riverside National Cemetery, California gallery.hd.org The War Memorial

26. Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee www.wikipedia.org

27. Hot Springs National Cemetery, South Dakota www.cem.va.gov

28. Gettysburg National Cemetery, Pennsylvania www.wikipedia.org 8,000 killed, 17,000 wounded, and 11,000 missing in the battle of Gettysburg

29. Jefferson Barracks Cemetery www.missouricivilwarmuseum.org The Missouri Civil War Museum, St. Louis, Missouri

30. Jefferson Barracks Cemetery www.missouricivilwarmuseum.org Medal of Honor Recipient

31. The Cross of Sacrifice www.kennthmont.co.uk 6,982 British Commonwealth POWs lie buried here 1939-1945 Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Thailand

32. The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand www.wikipedia.org

33. The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand British, Dutch, Australian, and American POWs died building the Burma Railway (of the Bridge over the River Kwai fame) in WWII www.thaiwebsites.com

34. The Bridge over the River Kwai, June 2004 www.wikipedia.org The two spans with trapezoidal truss are replacements from Japan as war reparations

35. American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines fizkid.tripod.com 17,202 American soldiers rest here

36. www.wikipedia.org WII American Cemetery in Normandy, France The final resting place for 9,378 American soldiers

37. Omaha Beach (of D-Day landing fame), Normandy, France www.wikipedia.org Seen from the American Cemetery

38. WWII American Cemetery Normandy French www.wikipedia.org Gratitude

39. WWII American Cemetery, Normandy The End www.scps.virginia.edu/travelandlearn

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