Pfc. Robert Hordern was among roughly 1,200 Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment "Old Guard" decorating graves at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day. The annual "Flags In" ceremony this year included more than 100 service members from the Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard. An afternoon rain shower soaked the Old Guard Soldiers, but did nothing to delay their solemn task. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net) - Visual Intel - Free, High Quality Public Domain Military Photos, Images and Wallpapers!

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visualintel > WASHINGTON -- Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry, The Old Guard, carry Medal of Honor recipient, CW4 (Ret) Michael J. Novosel Sr. at Arlington National Cemetary in Washington D.C. Thursday (13 Apr 2006) Novosel was laid to rest after a long battle with cancer, he was 83 years old. A former pilot with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team, Novosel earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. Six other Medal of Honor recipients attended the service along with Army Vice-Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody, who offered the eulogy and presented an American flag to Novasel's son, Michael J. Novosel Jr.
Photo by K. Kassens (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > Pfc. Robert Hordern was among roughly 1,200 Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment "Old Guard" decorating graves at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day. The annual "Flags In" ceremony this year included more than 100 service members from the Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard. An afternoon rain shower soaked the Old Guard Soldiers, but did nothing to delay their solemn task. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > Spc. Michael Nawrocki salutes a grave after placing a flag in front of it as Pfc. Doron Maniece works on the row in front of Nawrocki. The Company E Soldiers were among about 1,200 3rd Infantry Regiment "Old Guard" Soldiers and more than 100 members of the Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard decorating the graves at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > Photo by Staff Sgt. Reeba Critser, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs
Shortly after unveiling her late husbands new headstone, Birgit Smith visits his grave April 5, 2005, at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Smiths husband, Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, was mortally wounded saving his platoon in Operation Iraqi Freedom and is the first Soldier to receive the Medal of Honor in the conflict. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > William Villa finds the name of his wife Nivrka Davila on a flag at the Pentagon Sept. 10, 2006. Davila died in World Trade Center One during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Villa took part in the 2nd annual Freedom Walk from the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to the Pentagon commemorating the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy. (Released) (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > WASHINGTON -- Army Vice-Chief of Staff, Gen. Richard Cody, left, presents an American flag to Michael J. Novosel Jr. at the funeral service for his father, Medal of Honor recipient, Michael J. Novosel Sr. at Arlington National Cemetary in Washington D.C. Thursday (Apr 13, 2006) Novosel was laid to rest with full military honors after a long battle with cancer, he was 83 years old. Novosel, a former pilot with the U.S. Army Golden Knights earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. Six other Medal of Honor recipients attended the service.
Photo by K. Kassens (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

visualintel > A monument honoring 249 Military Police Soldiers who have died in combat since World War I sits at the base of a magnolia tree in Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

Pfc. Robert Hordern was among roughly 1,200 Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment "Old Guard" decorating graves at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day. The annual "Flags In" ceremony this year included more than 100 service members from the Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard. An afternoon rain shower soaked the Old Guard Soldiers, but did nothing to delay their solemn task. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army; seen on http://www.visualintel.net)

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