#Military Cemeteries

[godallaswriter]

Holiday Spirit: Honoring Veterans

[cid5]

"Ghostlike" sculptures (by artist Jackie Lantelli) of soldiers who died in World War One next to their graves in Slimbridge cemetery.

[apolloinaplaguemask]

Love how in welcome to night vale cecil talks about Carlos and his voice goes up, like, a while octave. And he regularly interrupts his broadcast to talk about Carlos. And he has little traditions with him. And they’re openly gay and nobody mentions anything about it except in that one episode with Cecil’s brother. And he loves him unconditionally. And they both just sound so in love and ughhh I love their relationship sm

[minarachelle]

Le cimetière militaire Francais du Plateau, France - 2022

[geezerwench]

trump can go straight to hell.

[rednblacksalamander]

Pissing off the guys with the tanks has, historically, not worked out great for wannabe dictators.

[the-potus-is-a-russian-asset]

This man will take advantage of anyone at anytime for his own benefit. Using the families of fallen soldiers for political purposes is unfortunately not unique to Trump. However, showing zero respect for a fallen soldier via a big shit eating grin and a thumbs up takes a special kind of psychopath. Either he did not want to seem like a “loser” by showing solemn respect, or he is simply incapable of experiencing that emotion.

[nocternalrandomness]

An Eagle at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota - Photo by Frank Glick

[theworldofwars]

Favourite WW1 cemetery?

Ive been waiting so long for someone to ask me this… St. Symphorien Military Cemetery outside Mons, Belgium.

[tomorrowusa]

^^^ What actually went on when Donald Trump desecrated Arlington National Cemetery.

What sort of person does thumbs-up photos in front of the graves of war dead? <spoiler>Donald Trump</spoiler>

Charlie Sykes has an excellent piece in The Atlantic about Trump's dreadful visit to Arlington. But the article is behind a paywall. So here is Charlie discussing that article with Jonathan Lemire who read excerpts from it.

[eopederson]

Military Honor Guard riding horses pulling caisson (hearse), Funeral, Arlington National Cemetery, 2021.

Veterans Day

[roadtrippinlilly]

A Sunset To Honor...

Source Me laf@ilyF ❤️

[girlactionfigure]

After more than 100 years IDF soldiers of the 188th Brigade raised an Israeli flag over one of the graves of a Jew buried in the English Military Cemetery in Gaza and performed the kaddish prayer.

[postcard-from-the-past]

German military cemetery near Verdun, Lorraine region of France

French vintage postcard

[geezerwench]

In Praise of the Hardest Job in Arlington National Cemetery

[todaysdocument]

Memorial Day ceremonies somewhere in Iceland, June 1, 1944. 

Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series: Photographs of Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Image description: 

Soldiers in heavy coats stand among the graves in a cemetery, saluting. Each grave has a white cross at the head. An American flag flies above.