Bryan Osborne, 86th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity director and member of the Ramstein military motorcycle club, gazes upon the rows of graves of deceased war veterans Nov. 11 at the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France. Veterans Day is observed annually on Nov. 11 and commemorates military veterans who currently serve or have served the U.S. armed forces, including those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. According to the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs, since World War I approximately 624,000 U.S. service members have been killed in action, battling in wars and conflicts. The Lorraine American Cemetery contains the buried remains of over 10,000 of them. It is the largest burial site of U.S. service members in Europe.
Two war veterans salute the wreaths laid to honor the fallen war veterans buried at Lorraine American Cemetery Nov. 11 in St. Avold, France.
Representatives from several organizations visiting the Lorraine American Cemetery begin a wreath-laying ceremony to honor fallen war veterans Nov. 11 in St. Avold, France.
Eric Schell, a French citizen, lays a U.S. flag and flowers on the gravestone of a deceased war veteran Nov. 11 at the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France.
Flowers lay next to a deceased war veteran’s gravestone Nov. 11 at the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France.
Members of the Ramstein military motorcycle club from the KMC ride in a group as they travel to pay their respects to the deceased Nov. 11 at the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France.
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