6/1/2011 - The U.S. flag is flown at half staff during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 30, 2011. The service was held by RAF Mildenhall annually in remembrance of those who gave their lives to achieve victory in Europe against the Axis powers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - There are 3,812 American heroes laid to rest at the Madingley American Cemetery, along with 5,127 names recorded on the Tablets of the Missing. RAF Mildenhall held a service May 30, 2011, in memory of more than 400,000 American World War II Service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - The RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard posts the colors during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service May 30, 2011. The service is held annually by RAF Mildenhall and includes full military honors to remember our fallen heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - The British and American communities attend the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service hosted by RAF Mildenhall, in Cambridge May 30, 2011. Around 1,000 people attended the event in remembrance of veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - Army Lt. Gen. John Gardner, U.S. European Command deputy commander, speaks to the attending British and American communities during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 30, 2011. General Gardner was one of three guest speakers, along with Hugh Duberly, Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, and Barbara Stephenson, Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of the United States, London, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - The RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard provides ceremonial services during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 30, 2011. The honor guard also performed a three-volley salute during the service in remembrance of fallen heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - An RAF Mildenhall KC-135 Stratotanker performs a fly-by during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 30, 2011. There were a total of three flyovers during the service to include a MC-130H Combat Talon II from RAF Mildenhall, and two F-15E Strike Eagles from RAF Lakenheath. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - The RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard performs a three-volley salute during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 30, 2011. The salute is also performed at military funerals and originates from the European dynastic wars when the battle was ceased so the dead and wounded could be removed, and three shots were fired to signal that battle could resume. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
6/1/2011 - Airmen from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath stand in formation during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 30, 2011. There were 170 Airmen who volunteered for the service from both bases in remembrance of the fallen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)