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    U.S. Sailors visit the Rhone American Cemetery [Image 5 of 28]

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    This image depicts an American military cemetery, likely one of the ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) overseas cemeteries, featuring rows of white marble crosses on a well-maintained green lawn. The foreground cross bears the inscription 'HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY A COMRADE IN ARMS KNOWN BUT TO GOD,' indicating an unknown soldier's grave. A small group of visitors or officials stands among the graves in the background beneath American flags flying at full staff.

    DRAGUIGNAN, FRANCE

    04.28.2019

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Lowell Whitman 

    USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

    U.S. Sailors from the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSCSG) walk among headstones at the Rhone American Cemetery in Draguignan, France, April 28, 2019. During a visit to the cemetery, JCSCSG Sailors attended a tour and cleaned headstones, remembering the 860 American service members buried there who lost their lives during the liberation of southern France in 1944. The JCSCSG is deployed in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Lowell Whitman)

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    Date Taken: 04.28.2019
    Date Posted: 05.01.2019 15:39
    Photo ID: 5314720
    VIRIN: 190428-N-HA376-0006
    Resolution: 5976x3984
    Size: 977.94 KB
    Location: DRAGUIGNAN, FR
    Web Views: 54
    Downloads: 1

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