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New York Army National Guard Sgt. Chance Ahlberg, assigned to the 427th Brigade Support Battalion, presents a poppy flower to civilian Monique Seefried, at a remembrance ceremony at Flander’s Field American Cemetery, Waregem, Belgium, on August 4, 2018. Historically poppies, a flower which grows int he region, are associated with remembering war dead. As part of commemorations of the centennial of the end of WWI, the 27th and 30th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams sent Soldiers to to Belgium and France to conduct ceremonies and tour famous locations to commemorate the event. Both brigades trace their history to divisions which fought in World War I. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Andrew Valenza)
| Date Taken: | 08.05.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2018 10:45 |
| Photo ID: | 4628871 |
| VIRIN: | 180805-Z-DP681-1033 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 1.13 MB |
| Location: | WAREGEM, BE |
| Web Views: | 34 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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NY National Guard Soldiers commemorate World War I in France and Belgium
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