Photo credits
Every photograph on this site is a public-domain work of the U.S. government, credited to its photographer.
The homepage photograph changes through the year. Each image below was released by a U.S. military service or the National Park Service. Captions and credits are taken from the information embedded in the original file or from the agency’s own archive page.
On the homepage
- Section 35, Arlington National Cemetery, May 25, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser. Source: Arlington National Cemetery on Flickr. Shown on the homepage in January, February.
- Flags placed at every grave before Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery, May 21, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser. Source: Arlington National Cemetery on Flickr. Shown on the homepage in March, April.
- Flags placed at every grave before Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery, May 21, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser. Source: Arlington National Cemetery on Flickr. Shown on the homepage in May.
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, October 2, 2026. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Lee. Source: DVIDS. Shown on the homepage in June, July, August.
- Section 18, Arlington National Cemetery, October 14, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser. Source: Arlington National Cemetery on Flickr. Shown on the homepage in September, October.
- Cambridge American Cemetery, England, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2026. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam Enbal. Source: DVIDS. Shown on the homepage in November.
- Wreaths at Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Virginia, December 16, 2023. NPS photo by Pat Schmidt. Source: National Park Service, NPGallery. Shown on the homepage in December.
- A flag is folded during military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery, July 20, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser. Source: Arlington National Cemetery on Flickr.
On cemetery pages
- Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) during military funeral honors in Section 57, Arlington National Cemetery, July 14, 2026. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser. Source: DVIDS. See the page.
- Wreaths in Section V of Poplar Grove National Cemetery, December 16, 2023. NPS photo by Pat Schmidt. Source: National Park Service, NPGallery. See the page.
- Cambridge American Cemetery, England, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2026. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam Enbal. Source: DVIDS. See the page.
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, October 2, 2026. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Lee. Source: DVIDS. See the page.
- A trumpeter of the 2nd Marine Division Band at the Memorial Day ceremony, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, May 24, 2026. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carla Perez Ramirez. Source: DVIDS. See the page.
- A soldier salutes during taps at a memorial service at Sarasota National Cemetery, June 8, 2026. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Casey D. Mull. Source: DVIDS. See the page.
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