Raising the colors [Image 5 of 6]

BELLEAU, FRANCE

05.27.2012

Photo by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Keeping in the tradition of flying the American flag at half-staff until noon, Marines raise the national colors, alongside their French partners, to full-staff at one of the largest Memorial Day Event in Europe in Aisne-Marne Memorial Cemetery, France. The ceremony marked the 94th anniversary of the battle and embodied the legacy Belleau Wood has given to the Marine Corps and the brotherhood that unites an American-French friendship that has lasted from before the fields of World War I to the current operations in Afghanistan and was attended by Marines from commands all over Europe and the United States, to include: members of the 5th Marine Regiment, Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, and Marine Forces Europe.

• Date Taken: 05.27.2012
• Date Posted: 05.28.2012 08:15
• Photo ID: 589160
• VIRIN: 120527-M-XI134-405
• Resolution: 2712x4136
• Size: 6.03 MB
• Location: BELLEAU, FR
• Hometown: WASHINGTON, DC, US