U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

PARIS, France -- Lt. Gen. Tom Jones, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander (center), renders a salute with French civilian and military counterparts at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier May 25, 2014, during a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The Unknown French Soldier died during WWI and is buried beneath the Arc de Triomphe. While his identity is still unknown, he is daily remembered with fresh wreaths and an eternal flame. The inscription above his tomb reads, “Here rests a French soldier who died for his country.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

SURESNES, France – Two hundred French and U.S. service members and civilians gathered at Suresnes Cemetery, just outside Paris May 25, 2014, to honor fallen U.S. service members who fought and died during the two world wars. The cemetery serves as a resting place for 1,541 Americans who gave their lives during WWI, as well as 24 unknown U.S. servicemen who served and died during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

SURESNES, France -- Two hundred French and U.S. service members and civilians gathered at Suresnes Cemetery, just outside Paris May 25, 2014, to honor fallen Americans who fought and died during the two world wars. The cemetery was first established in 1917 for U.S. soldiers and was officially dedicated by President Woodrow Wilson on Memorial Day in 1919. Thirty-three years later, an additional grave plot was created for 24 unknown soldiers who perished during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

SURESNES, France – Two hundred French and U.S. service members and civilians gathered at Suresnes Cemetery, just outside Paris May 25, 2014, to honor fallen Americans who fought and died during the two world wars. After the ceremony, children distributed flowers for attendees to place on graves. This grave is the resting place of Pvt. Frederick J. Kelley from Connecticut, who served in the 302nd Field Artillery 76th Division. He died Feb. 8, 1919, four months before the Treaty of Versailles officially ended WWI. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

SURESNES, France – A woman pays respects to fallen U.S. soldiers who died while fighting in WWI at Suresnes Cemetery, just outside Paris, May 25, 2014. The cemetery serves as a resting place for 1,541 Americans who gave their lives during WWI, as well as 24 unknown U.S. soldiers who served and died during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

SURESNES, France –Two hundred French and U.S. service members and civilians gathered at Suresnes Cemetery, just outside Paris May 25, 2014, to honor fallen Americans who fought and died during the two world wars. This white marble statue, named “Memory,” stands in the WWII memorial room of the cemetery with an inscription reading, “Let us here highly resolve that these honored dead shall not have died in vain.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

PARIS, France – One hundred French and U.S. military members, civilians, and families gathered at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris May 25, 2014, to pay respects to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day weekend. The Unknown French Soldier died during WWI and is buried beneath the Arc de Triomphe. While his identity is still unknown, he is daily remembered with fresh wreaths and an eternal flame. The inscription above his tomb reads, “Here rests a French soldier who died for his country.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

PARIS, France – The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Honor Guard presents the colors to honor the Unknown French Soldier buried beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris May 25, 2014. The Unknown French Soldier died during WWI and is buried beneath the Arc de Triomphe. While his identity is still unknown, he is daily remembered with fresh wreaths and an eternal flame. The inscription above his tomb reads, “Here rests a French soldier who died for his country.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Reba Good)

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Memorial Day events honor U.S., French service members

Published May 26, 2014
By Capt. Reba Good
USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs

SURESNES, France -- -- Two hundred French and U.S. service members and civilians gathered at Suresnes Cemetery, just outside Paris May 25, 2014, to honor fallen Americans who fought and died during the two world wars.

Another 100 U.S. and French service members, civilians and families gathered at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to pay respects to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that same day.

The Surenes Cemetery serves as a resting place for 1,541 Americans who gave their lives during WWI, as well as 24 unknown U.S. soldiers who served and died during WWII.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is the resting place for a French service member who died during WWI. While his identity is still unknown, he is daily remembered with fresh wreaths and an eternal flame.

Lt. Gen. Tom Jones, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, and the USAFE-AFAFRICA Honor Guard took part in the ceremonies.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.

U.S. service members honored at Memorial Day event in Suresnes.