Standing in the grassy sod bordering row upon row of white crosses in an American cemetery, two dungaree-clad Coast Guardsmen pay silent homage to the memory of a fellow Coast Guardsman who lost his life in action in the Ryukyu Islands.  Ca. 1945. Benrud. (Coast Guard)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #:  026-G-4739
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1352

Freedom is Not Free

Silhouetted in the golden glory of a Pacific sunrise, crosses mark the graves of American boys who gave their lives to win a small atoll on the road to the Philippines.  A Coast Guardsman stands in silent reverence beside the resting place of a comrade.  1944. (Coast Guard)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #:  026-G-3971
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1350

Farewell, Friend

Jubilant American soldier hugs motherly English woman and victory smiles light the faces of happy service men and civilians at Piccadilly Circus, London, celebrating Germany's unconditional surrender.  England, May 7, 1945.  Pfc. Melvin Weiss. (Army)
NARA FILE #:  111-SC-205398
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1354