The All American Memorial Ceremony

By Sgt. Susan Wilt and Pfc. Kissta Feldner; 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. PAOMay 19, 2009

Soldier passes out yellow roses
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Paratrooper from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, hands out yellow roses at the All American Memorial Ceremony on May 18. The ceremony honored fallen paratroopers of the division.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kissta M. Feldner, 2nd BCT,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
VIEW ORIGINAL
The little girl with the rose
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A girl looks on at the All American Memorial Ceremony on May 18. The yellow roses were placed at the base of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial to honor fallen Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kissta M. Feldner, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
VIEW ORIGINAL
Render honors
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The 82nd Airborne Division Honor Guard renders honors for fallen Paratroopers of the division at the All American Memorial Ceremony on May 18. The memorial was part of All American Week.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kissta M. Feldner, 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
VIEW ORIGINAL
Buglar plays taps
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Luke Jefferson of the 82nd Airborne Division Special Troops Battalion plays taps at the All American Memorial Ceremony on May 18. The ceremony honored fallen Paratroopers of the division.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kissta M. Feldner, 2nd BCT... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
VIEW ORIGINAL
Wounded Warrior honors fallen 82nd Abn. Paratroopers
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. John Hoxie, a wounded warrior from 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, listens to Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, the commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps, address the audience during the All American Memor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Past and present Paratroopers represent the 82nd Abn. past campaigns
6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers, past and present, of the 82nd Airborne Division represent fallen Paratroopers from each of the division's distinguished campaigns during the All American Memorial Ceremony May 18. From left to right, Staff Sgt. Micheal Marby represented... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Commanding generals greet "Gold Star" families
7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, the commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps, and Maj. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, greet the family members of fallen division Paratroopers during the All American Memori... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Laying of a yellow rose
8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A family member of a fallen Paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division places a yellow rose at the base of the Global War on Terrorism memorial during the All American Memorial Ceremony at the 82nd Abn. Div. Museum, May 18. The memorial ceremony was... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL