U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii prepare to transport
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii prepare to transport the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lewis Frank Tindall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019. On Dec... More
U.S. Marine Corps Marines post the colors during the
U.S. Marine Corps Marines post the colors during the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day Memorial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific April 25, 2014, in Honolulu. Gen. Vincent... More
181130-N-SF508-0245, US Navy Photo
181130-N-SF508-0245 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Branden Lapovsky, presents a folded American flag to Carolyn Baker, the next-of-kin of U.S. Navy Molder 1st Class Kenneth B.... More
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the remains of Marine Corps Pfc. Harold V. Thomas, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, during Thomas’ funeral, May 7, 2017. Thomas, who was accounted for on Nov. 7, 2016. ... More
A ceremony is conducted to reinter Navy Seaman 1st
A ceremony is conducted to reinter Navy Seaman 1st Class Murry R. Cargile at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI, April 7, 2017. Seaman 1st Cargile was killed in action, December 7, 1941... More
Pearl Harbor survivor Ed Vezey looks on as Sailors
Pearl Harbor survivor Ed Vezey looks on as Sailors from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies fold the flag during the burial honors ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor Signalman 1st Class Pau... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) director for operations, attends a funeral for U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James M. Flanagan at the National Memorial Cemetery o... More
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretakers
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretakers prepare grave sites for a disinterment Nov. 8, 2015, at the NMCP, Hawaii. The disinterment was part of a dignified transfer of the last unknown servic... More
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Earl R. Melton, 24, of Lakewood,
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Earl R. Melton, 24, of Lakewood, New Jersey, was laid to rest June 28, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On Dec. 7, 1941, Melton was assigned to the USS Okla... More
Sailors from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors
Sailors from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies fold the flag during the burial honors ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor Signalman 1st Class Paul Goodyear at the National Memorial Cemeter... More
A commemorative U.S. flag rests next to a gravemarker
A commemorative U.S. flag rests next to a gravemarker at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 3, 2016. The flag was placed by U.S. Airmen during a commemoration ceremony honorin... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard),
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), escort the remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Robert E. Moessner, 24, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, during his funeral April 5, 2017, in Arlington National ... More
181130-N-SF508-0145 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) A Navy
181130-N-SF508-0145 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) A Navy Honor Guard fold the American flag during the funeral of U.S. Navy Molder 1st Class Kenneth B. Armstrong at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in H... More
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Chief Petty Officer Robert Melancon, of the Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island, and Chief Petty Officer Julie Gunderson, of the Coast Guard cutter Rush, prepare to place a Coast Guard wreath during the Mayor's... More
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara places a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl to honor U.S. service members killed throughout the Pacific. Maehara is in Hawai... More
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Seiji Maehara
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Seiji Maehara (right) and Support Services Supervisor of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, Alan Sumitomo (left), show their respect while the U.S... More
Petty Officer 1st Class, John Wheeler, musician, leads
Petty Officer 1st Class, John Wheeler, musician, leads the Pacific Fleet Band while performing at the start of the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbo... More
Tommy Tanaka (right), an Army veteran wounded in the
Tommy Tanaka (right), an Army veteran wounded in the Vietnam War, from Honolulu, converses with fellow wounded Army veteran Reinaldo Espada before a National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Da... More
Left to right, Max Cleland, secretary of American
Left to right, Max Cleland, secretary of American Battlefield Monuments Commission, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Gene Castagnetti render honors during the playing of the ... More
Hundreds of active duty military and veterans gather
Hundreds of active duty military and veterans gather at the punchbowl memorial for a Nov. 11, 2012, Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. (Department of Defense pho... More
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Gene Castagnetti, cemetery
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Gene Castagnetti, cemetery director, escorts President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to their seats as they arrive at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific fo... More
An U.S. Marine Corps saluting battery detail fires
An U.S. Marine Corps saluting battery detail fires a cannon salute during the arrival of Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific April 1, 2013, in Honolulu, Hawa... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2020. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s... More
Korean War veterans show their respect and salute while
Korean War veterans show their respect and salute while the national anthem plays during the 64th annual Korean War memorial ceremony at the Pacific Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), June 25, 2014. ... More
Veterans Day, US Navy Photogrpah
Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., center, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, places a wreath during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Special... More
Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific
Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony held at Punchbowl, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Oahu. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication ... More
Grave sites are cleaned and maintained by cemetery
Grave sites are cleaned and maintained by cemetery caretakers at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Dec. 18, 2014, in Honolulu. Many of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific's caretakers are ... More
The graduating class, consisting of 23 officers, warrant
The graduating class, consisting of 23 officers, warrant officers and senior noncommissioned officers from 8th Theater Sustainment Command, display their certificates for graduating Young Alaka’i Phase II April... More
150727-N-ON468-014 HONOLULU (July 27, 2015) Army Sgt.
150727-N-ON468-014 HONOLULU (July 27, 2015) Army Sgt. 1st Class Merianne Salcepuedas, right, stands at attention as members of the Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) place an American flag over a casket h... More
Chris Farley, U.S. Navy veteran and National Memorial
Chris Farley, U.S. Navy veteran and National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretaker, visits the resting place of his parents at the NMCP Nov. 28, 2015, in Honolulu. Farley is a U.S. Navy veteran who ... More
151111-N-RJ834-059 HONOLULU (Nov. 11, 2015) Adm. Scott
151111-N-RJ834-059 HONOLULU (Nov. 11, 2015) Adm. Scott Swift, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, renders honors during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The ceremony honors th... More
151212-N-ON468-059 HONOLULU (Dec. 12, 2015) Holiday
151212-N-ON468-059 HONOLULU (Dec. 12, 2015) Holiday wreaths adorn the gravestones of service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu following a holiday wreath-laying ceremony, Dec.... More
HONOLULU (November 11, 2016) Maj. Gen. Mark J. O’Neil,
HONOLULU (November 11, 2016) Maj. Gen. Mark J. O’Neil, the Chief of Staff of United States Army Pacific, speaks at the Veteran’s Day Ceremony put on by Oahu Veteran’s Council at the National Memorial Cemetery o... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) unfurl the U.S. Flag over a disinterred casket housing the remains of an unknown service member during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Ce... More
HONOLULU (April 25, 2016) Rear Adm. Fritz Roegge, commander
HONOLULU (April 25, 2016) Rear Adm. Fritz Roegge, commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and wife, Julie, pay their respects during the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day wreath presen... More
The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band performs
The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band performs during the Korean War Memorial Ceremony in Honolulu, June 25, 2016. The ceremony is held to honor U.S. and Korean veterans who fought the ‘forgotten war’. (U.... More
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, center, meets Republic of
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, center, meets Republic of Korea Army Maj. Gen. Park and Jimmy K. Shin at the Korean War Memorial Ceremony, which marks the 66th Anniversary of the Korean War, at the National Memorial C... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) cover the disinterred casket of an unknown U.S. service member with the U.S. flag at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, Oc... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) drape a U.S. flag over a disinterred casket with the remains of an unknown service member from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacifi... More
Hesed Shel Emes: The Truest Form of Kindness
.S. Air Force 1st Lt Levy Pekar, Rabbi Chaplain assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., leads the headstone replacement ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, to honor of Staff Sgt. Jack We... More
Daniel Bender, leader at the Lay Aloha Jewish Chapel,
Daniel Bender, leader at the Lay Aloha Jewish Chapel, reads the Kelma’male Rachamim a prayer during a memorial service for Staff. Sgt. Jack Weiner, U.S. Army Air Forces, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the... More
170407-N-YW024-062 HONOLULU (April 7, 2017) Information
170407-N-YW024-062 HONOLULU (April 7, 2017) Information System Technician 3rd Class Sandra Parks, assigned to COMNAV Region Hawaii Honor and Ceremonies Detachment, presents a flag to Raymond Emory, a Pearl Harb... More
Distinguished guests stand for the playing of the National
Distinguished guests stand for the playing of the National Anthem during the 19th Roll Call of Honor in Remembrance Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, May 28, 2017. T... More
A woman reads the inscription on a memorial during
A woman reads the inscription on a memorial during the 68th Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii, May 29, 2017. The inscription reads: “This memorial has been erected b... More
HONOLULU — Col. Stephen Dawson, commander of U.S. Army
HONOLULU — Col. Stephen Dawson, commander of U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, delivers the keynote address at the Gold Star Mothers and Families Ceremony, Sept. 24, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. (... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion,
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division escort the remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins, Dec. 15, 2017, in the National Memorial... More
Lt. Duane Zitta, a command duty officer at the Coast
Lt. Duane Zitta, a command duty officer at the Coast Guard 14th District Joint Rescue Coordination Center on Oahu, lays a remembrance wreath with his family on his great uncle’s grave after a Wreaths Across Ame... More
180827-N-ND356-0012 HONOLULU (Aug. 27, 2018) Gene Maestas,
180827-N-ND356-0012 HONOLULU (Aug. 27, 2018) Gene Maestas, public affairs officer of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, welcomes USS Missouri Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Legacy Academy Class 019 membe... More
A joint service color guard presents honors at a ceremony
A joint service color guard presents honors at a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Nov. 19, 2018. The Battle of Tara... More
Service members from a joint service color guard parade
Service members from a joint service color guard parade the colors during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the... More
HONOLULU — During his visit to Hawaii, California resident
HONOLULU — During his visit to Hawaii, California resident Preston Sharp plants an American flag in front of a grave at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Nov. 23, 2018. Sharp raises money to visit ... More
California teen honors veterans nationwide
HONOLULU — During his visit to Hawaii, California resident Preston Sharp paid a visit to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Nov. 23, 2018. Local organizations and volunteers came out to help him pla... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 17, 2018. The c... More
A member of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
A member of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) disinterment team and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Austin Blocker, a member of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), place a flag on a ca... More
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Earl R. Melton, 24, of Lakewood,
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Earl R. Melton, 24, of Lakewood, New Jersey, was laid to rest June 28, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On Dec. 7, 1941, Melton was assigned to the USS Okla... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard),
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), escort the remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Robert E. Moessner, 24, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, during his funeral April 5, 2017, in Arlington National ... More
A Sailor from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors
A Sailor from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies presents Gloria Smith with a flag during the burial honors ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor Signalman 1st Class Paul Goodyear at the Nati... More
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii transport the
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii transport the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lewis Frank Tindall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, ... More
A ceremony is conducted to reinter Navy Seaman 1st
A ceremony is conducted to reinter Navy Seaman 1st Class Murry R. Cargile at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI, April 7, 2017. Seaman 1st Cargile was killed in action, December 7, 1941... More
The Navy Region Hawaii firing team and bugler conduct
The Navy Region Hawaii firing team and bugler conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James M. Flanagan at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 6, 2020. Flanagan... More
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretakers
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretakers prepare grave sites for a disinterment Nov. 8, 2015, at the NMCP, Hawaii. The disinterment was part of a dignified transfer of the last unknown servic... More
170407-N-YW024-008 HONOLULU (April 7, 2017) Military
170407-N-YW024-008 HONOLULU (April 7, 2017) Military members from Pearl Harbor and Oahu prepare for a burial ceremony to reinter Navy Seaman 1st Class Murry R. Cargile at the National Memorial Cemetery of the P... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Anderson and Airman
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Anderson and Airman 1st Class Andrew Titus, dental technicians with the 15th Aeromedical Squadron, place a commemorative U.S. flag near a gravemarker at the National Memorial C... More
Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the U.S.
Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific, attends the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day Memorial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, April 25, 2014,... More
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the remains of Marine Corps Pfc. Harold V. Thomas, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, during Thomas’ funeral, May 7, 2017. Thomas, who was accounted for on Nov. 7, 2016. ... More
181130-N-SF508-0011 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) Sailors
181130-N-SF508-0011 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) Sailors stand at attention before rendering military funeral honors to U.S. Navy Molder 1st Class Kenneth B. Armstrong at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacif... More
Sailors from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors
Sailors from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honors and Ceremonies fold the flag during the burial honors ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor Signalman 1st Class Paul Goodyear at the National Memorial Cemeter... More
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara bows during a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl to honor U.S. service members killed throughout the Pacific... More
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Seiji Maehara
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Seiji Maehara (left front on the red carpet) presented a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, to honor the U.S. service members who have s... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Desmond Damon of Houston, Texas, leads
U.S. Army Sgt. Desmond Damon of Houston, Texas, leads the Pacific Command color guard as they march in at the start of the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ... More
Army veterans Camron Fox (right) and his wife Penny,
Army veterans Camron Fox (right) and his wife Penny, the commander of Disabled American Veterans of Hawaii, walk to their seats before a National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony a... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hilary Sullivan, Pacific
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hilary Sullivan, Pacific Command Joint service color guard wreath bearer, and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta place wreath Nov. 11, 2012 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the P... More
Air Force Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, adjutant general
Air Force Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong, adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, salute a crow of veterans as he is introduced during a Nov. 11, 2012, Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of ... More
President Barack Obama and frst lady Michelle Obama
President Barack Obama and frst lady Michelle Obama walk hand in hand toward their seats as they arrive at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific for a Dec. 23, 2012 memorial service in honor of Sen. Dan... More
Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce listens
Governor-General of Australia Quentin Bryce listens to the Australian national anthem prior to laying a wreath on behalf of the people of Australia at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2020. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s... More
Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr., U.S. Pacific Fleet commander,
Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr., U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, recognizes the significance of the Korean War during the 64th annual Korean War memorial ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punc... More
Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific
Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony held at Punchbowl, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Oahu. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication ... More
Charles Winder (left), National Memorial Cemetery of
Charles Winder (left), National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretaker and U.S. Navy and U.S. Army veteran, moves flowers away from a grave site as Chris Farley (right), NMCP caretaker and U.S. Navy ... More
Brenden Bliss, a history instructor for the Military
Brenden Bliss, a history instructor for the Military Campus Programs department at Hawaii Pacific University, shows the students of Young Alaka’i Phase II the location the Kalanikūpule retreated to during his d... More
150727-N-ON468-022 HONOLULU (July 27, 2015) Members
150727-N-ON468-022 HONOLULU (July 27, 2015) Members of the Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) escort a casket housing the remains of an unknown USS Oklahoma service member through the National Memorial Ce... More
Chris Farley, U.S. Navy veteran and National Memorial
Chris Farley, U.S. Navy veteran and National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretaker, visits the resting place of his parents at the NMCP Nov. 28, 2015, in Honolulu. Farley is a U.S. Navy veteran who ... More
151111-N-RJ834-100 HONOLULU (Nov. 11, 2015) Adm. Scott
151111-N-RJ834-100 HONOLULU (Nov. 11, 2015) Adm. Scott Swift, commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, greets retired Fire Controlman 3rd Class and WWII veteran Don Cuneo after the Veterans Day ceremony at the National Me... More
151212-N-ON468-065 HONOLULU (Dec. 12, 2015) Holiday
151212-N-ON468-065 HONOLULU (Dec. 12, 2015) Holiday wreaths adorn the gravestones of service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu following a holiday wreath-laying ceremony, Dec.... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) drape the U.S. Flag over a disinterred casket housing the remains of an unknown service member during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cem... More
HONOLULU (April 25, 2016) Rear Adm. Fritz Roegge, commander
HONOLULU (April 25, 2016) Rear Adm. Fritz Roegge, commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (left), and wife, Julie, speak with Mr. Jeff Robinson, Australian consul general in Honolulu, during the Austra... More
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan renders a salute during the
Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan renders a salute during the Korean War Memorial Ceremony in Honolulu, June 25, 2016. Toolan is the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. This date marks the 66th anniversary of... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, director of
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, director of Asia-Pacific region for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), salutes as a disinterred casket of an unknown service member passes by at the National Memo... More
HONOLULU (November 11, 2016) World War II Veteran,
HONOLULU (November 11, 2016) World War II Veteran, Daniel Lau, attends a Veteran’s Day Ceremony put on by Oahu Veteran’s Council at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Daniel Lau served ... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) present arms to the remains of an unknown service member disinterred from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii... More
A Joint Service Color Guard presents the colors during
A Joint Service Color Guard presents the colors during the playing of the National Anthem at the 19th Roll Call of Honor in Remembrance Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Haw... More
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh salutes the
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh salutes the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific wreath during the 68th Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii, May 29, 2017. Cavan... More
HONOLULU — Gold Star Mother Karen Tao speaks at the
HONOLULU — Gold Star Mother Karen Tao speaks at the Gold Star Mothers and Families Ceremony, Sept. 24, about her son, Hawaii Army National Guard Sgt. Drew Scobie, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan. (U... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion,
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division escort the remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins, Dec. 15, 2017, at the National Memorial... More
Lt. Duane Zitta, a command duty officer at the Coast
Lt. Duane Zitta, a command duty officer at the Coast Guard 14th District Joint Rescue Coordination Center on Oahu, picks leaves off his great uncle’s grave after placing a remembrance wreath during a Wreaths Ac... More
180827-N-ND356-0018 HONOLULU (Aug. 27, 2018) USS Missouri
180827-N-ND356-0018 HONOLULU (Aug. 27, 2018) USS Missouri Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Legacy Academy Class 017 members and chief petty officers visit the Honolulu Memorial during a tour of the National Memorial C... More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Jason Dolbeck, the Base Honolulu
Coast Guard Cmdr. Jason Dolbeck, the Base Honolulu executive officer, attends a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Nov. 19,... More
A 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa ceremony
A 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa ceremony was held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was held to honor the service members who gave their ... More
During his visit to Hawaii, California resident Preston
During his visit to Hawaii, California resident Preston Sharp cleans the grave of U.S. Marine Ernest W. Edwards, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Nov. 23, 2018. Sharp raises money to visit ceme... More
A U.S. service member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
A U.S. service member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 17, 2018. The ... More