Memorial Day ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial

A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, perform a fly-over during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial located on the outskirts of Paris, May 26, 2012. The memorial honors American pilots who volunteered to join the French Escadrille Lafayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps during World War I and also serves as a final resting place for the remains of 49 of those pilots. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Markus M. Maier) (Released)

American WWI veterans honored during Memorial Day ceremony

Published May 26, 2012
By Tech. Sgt. Markus Maier
U.S. Air Forces in Europe Public Affairs

PARIS -- U.S. and French service members, veterans and civilians honored American World War I veterans during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial located on the outskirts of Paris, May 26, 2012. The memorial honors American pilots who volunteered to join the French Escadrille Lafayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps during World War I and also serves as a final resting place for the remains of 49 of those pilots.

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