MADINGLEY, England -- The U.S. flag is flown at half staff during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service near Cambridge May 28, 2012. The annual ceremony is hosted by RAF Mildenhall in remembrance of those who gave their lives to achieve victory in Europe against Axis powers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan) MADINGLEY, England – More than 3,800 American heroes are buried within Madingley American Cemetery, along with more than 5,100 names recorded on the Wall of the Missing. RAF Mildenhall held a service May 28, 2012, 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) MADINGLEY, England – The RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard posts the colors during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service near Cambridge May 28, 2012. The service is held annually by RAF Mildenhall and includes full military honors to remember fallen heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan) MADINGLEY, England – Hugh Duberly, Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, speaks to the attending American and British communities during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service near Cambridge May 28, 2012. Duberly was one of two guest speakers, along with Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, U.S. European Command representative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan) MADINGLEY, England – World War II veterans and family members of World War II veterans stand to be recognized for their service during the 68th Annual Memorial Day Observance May 28, 2012, at Cambridge American Cemetery. The cemetery contains more than 3,000 Service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachel Waller) MADINGLEY, England – Hugh Duberly, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, lays a wreath on behalf of the United Kingdom at the Wall of the Missing during the 68th Annual Memorial Day Observance May 28, 2012, at Cambridge American Cemetery. The Wall of the Missing contains more than 5,000 names of Service members missing in action, lost or buried at sea, or unknown. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachel Waller) MADINGLEY, England – Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, representing U.S. European Command, salutes a wreath that he laid at the Wall of the Missing on behalf of the United States and U.S. European Command, during the 68th Annual Memorial Day Observance May 28, 2012 at the Cambridge American Cemetery. The ceremony honors Service members who are buried in the cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachel Waller) MADINGLEY, England – An RAF Mildenhall KC-135 Stratotanker performs a fly-by during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 28, 2012. There were a total of three flyovers during the service to include a MC-130H Combat Talon II from RAF Mildenhall, and four F-15C Eagles from RAF Lakenheath. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan) MADINGLEY, England – The RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard performs a three-volley salute during the Madingley American Cemetery Memorial Service in Cambridge May 28, 2012. 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) MADINGLEY, England – A formation of F-15C Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing, fly over Cambridge American Cemetery during the 68th Annual Memorial Day Observance May 28, 2012, at the cemetery. An MC-130H Combat Talon from the 352nd Special Operations Group and a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing also performed fly-bys during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rachel Waller) Cambridge ceremony commemorates 68th Annual Memorial Day Observance by Senior Airman Rachel Waller 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs 5/30/2012 - MADINGLEY, England -- Airmen from RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath commemorated the 68th Annual Memorial Day Observance May 28, at the Cambridge American Cemetery at Madingley. The ceremony honored the servicemen and women who are buried in the cemetery and those listed on the Wall of the Missing. "Today, we honor the fallen who made the ultimate sacrifice, particularly those who are remembered around us here, their names inscribed on the Wall of the Missing," said Hugh Duberly, Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. "We, in Britain, remember them." The cemetery contains 3,812 headstones, which include 17 women and 24 who are 'unknown.' In addition to the headstones, the Wall of the Missing is almost 500-feet long and contains more than 5,000 names of individuals from all services missing in action, lost or buried at sea, or unknown. "Around us are more than 8,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen who unselfishly, with unflinching courage and disregarded risks, gave until they had nothing more to give," said Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, representing U.S. European Command. "Today, we are free people in a free society as a result." Not only were the fallen honored, but World War II veterans and their families in attendance were also recognized for their service. To begin the recognition of the fallen Service members, dignitaries laid floral wreaths at the base of the Wall of the Missing. After the wreaths were laid, an MC-130H Combat Talon from the 352nd Special Operations Group, and a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing performed fly-bys over the cemetery. Following the fly-bys, the RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard rendered a 21-gun salute. After the last volley was complete, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band played Taps as the flag was raised. A missing-man formation of F-15C Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing performed a fly-by and a bagpiper played Amazing Grace to conclude the ceremony.