Burial honors in Djibouti, Africa, remembers U.S. WWII veteran over 60 years later [Image 2 of 6]

DJIBOUTI CITY, DJIBOUTI

10.28.2021

Photo by Senior Airman Dwane Young 

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

U.S. Army Capt. David Lange assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) touches the American flag to the headstone of World War II veteran Arthur Lewis during a burial honors ceremony at the New European Cemetery in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 28, 2021. The cemetery is the final resting place for World War II veteran Arthur Lewis, who died in 1959 while at sea aboard the S.S. Steel Vendor in the Gulf of Tadjoura. Due to the nature and location of his death, the U.S. Merchant Marine was buried in Djibouti without rightfully earned military honors. CJTF-HOA, in coordination with Djiboutian leadership, cleaned up the cemetery, installed the new headstone to identify his grave and conducted a dedication ceremony complete with military honors. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)

• Date Taken: 10.28.2021
• Date Posted: 10.28.2021 08:35
• Photo ID: 6909410
• VIRIN: 211028-F-NX702-1001
• Resolution: 5673x3205
• Size: 11.76 MB
• Location: DJIBOUTI CITY, DJ