USAFE Airmen remember fallen at St. Mihiel

THIAUCOURT, France -- A squad from French Air Force's Air Base 133 "Henri Jeandet" march through St. Mihiel American Cemetery to take their position near the memorial. U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen and other locals participated in the annual Memorial Day Ceremony May 27, 2012 at the World War I cemetery about 23 miles southwest of Metz, France. The 40.5-acre cemetery contains the graves of 4,153 of U.S. military dead, according to the cemetery's website. The majority of these died in the September 1918 offensive that resulted in the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient that threatened Paris. The St. Mihiel is the third largest of the eight World War I American military cemetery memorials in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francesca Popp)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Francesca Popp

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