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rochesterinfocus:

A gesture of respect and love - 05/19/13 - Photo by Marie D. De Jesús 
Art Mearns (center) of Fairport  is welcomed home by 13-year-old Tyler Gendron (right) of Leicester who like many arrived to the Rochester airport to give honor to the veterans aboard the Honor Flight Mission 28, Sun., May 19, 2013. Mearns is a World War II Navy veteran who was accompanied to the Honor Flight trip by Dennis Flynn (left).
gunrunnerhell:

Dogs of war…
When you’re thousands of miles away from home, on a foreign battlefield, around a culture you know very little or nothing about, sometimes the most basic and simple reminder of home is a puppy.
whhennage:

Memorial Hill, Arlington National Cemetery
©W.H. Hennage Photography, All rights reserved.
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lillypotpie:

A Reminder by Marvin Bredel on Flickr.
ridefreeordieus:

Speaking of Memorial Day.

soldierporn:

I am the shadow, and the smoke in your eyes.

A coalition forces member does a security sweep of a compound during a village clearing operation in Kunduz district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Army commandos from the 5th Special Operations Kandak are currently partnered with coalition forces conducting combat operations to disrupt insurgent safe havens and promoting security in the area.

(Photos by Petty Officer First Class Cassandra Thompson, 2 August 2012.)

(via victran)