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    Army National Guard Soldiers take part in World War I Centennial Commemoration in Belgium [Image 9 of 25]

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    A US Army officer in dress uniform is engaged in conversation with a civilian man wearing a red plaid shirt and crossbody bag at what appears to be a military cemetery. White grave markers are visible in the background among well-maintained green grounds. A third man in a dark suit with a green tie stands in the background, looking at a device in his hands.

    WAREGEM, BELGIUM

    08.05.2018

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann 

    Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

    Col. Cory Lusk (right), 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander, presents a 37th IBCT insignia to Peter Stassen at the Flanders Field American Cemetery Aug. 5, 2018, in Waregem, Belgium. Stassen, a retired sergeant major in the Belgian army, adopted the grave of Sgt. Willis Burnworth, who was killed Nov. 2, 1918, while serving in the 145th Infantry, 37th Division during the Ypres-Lys campaign.

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    Date Taken: 08.05.2018
    Date Posted: 09.26.2018 13:13
    Photo ID: 4769980
    VIRIN: 180805-Z-AN559-005
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 6.37 MB
    Location: WAREGEM, BE
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