Displaced People in North Kivu - Congo

Displaced People in North Kivu - Congo

A solider stands on guard in the Lubero territory of the eastern province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on January 14, 2025. The World Food Program (WFP) declares about 200,000 people have been displaced in the eastern DRC, due to intense fighting between DRC military and armed groups since November 2024. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

TERNOPIL, UKRAINE - JUNE 13, 2024 - Soldiers salute at the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman, artist, musician, stylist and queer community member Artur Snitkus, 36, who perished in action in Donetsk region on June 7 during the funeral at a cemetery in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

TERNOPIL, UKRAINE - JUNE 13, 2024 - A woman mourns by the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman, artist, musician, stylist and queer community member Artur Snitkus, 36, who perished in action in Donetsk region on June 7 during the funeral at a cemetery in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

TERNOPIL, UKRAINE - JUNE 13, 2024 - Soldiers cover the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman, artist, musician, stylist and queer community member Artur Snitkus, 36, who perished in action in Donetsk region on June 7 with a national flag during the funeral at a cemetery in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

Funeral of Ukrainian defender Artur Snitkus in Ternopil

TERNOPIL, UKRAINE - JUNE 13, 2024 - Soldiers carry the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman, artist, musician, stylist and queer community member Artur Snitkus, 36, who perished in action in Donetsk region on June 7 during the funeral at a cemetery in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Joe Biden places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 27, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Joe Biden places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 27, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Joe Biden places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 27, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Joe Biden places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 27, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Biden Visits Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

President Joe Biden places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider during a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 27, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-PLA NAVY-75 ANNIVERSARY (CN)

CHINA-PLA NAVY-75 ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(240424) -- QINGDAO, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to tie knots under the instruction of a navy solider during an open day event of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 20, 2024. This year marks the 75th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. (Photo by Liu Zaiyao/Xinhua)

DR CONGO-SAKE-FIGHTING-GOVERNMENT TROOPS-M23 REBELS

DR CONGO-SAKE-FIGHTING-GOVERNMENT TROOPS-M23 REBELS

(240212) -- SAKE (DR CONGO), Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A solider stands guard in Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Feb. 11, 2024. For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, Xinhua correspondents observed on the ground. (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Civilians in DR Congo's Sake suffer from rebel M23 offensive

President Biden Speaks at Memorial Amphitheater on Veterans Day

President Biden Speaks at Memorial Amphitheater on Veterans Day

Members of the Honor Guard band took on as President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former WWII soldier recalls life on war island

Former WWII soldier recalls life on war island

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Iguchi talks about his experience as a solider of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II stationed on Okinoshima, one a cluster of four islands in the Inland Sea, off Wakayama, western Japan, in an interview in Kyoto on July 29, 2014. A gun battery and other military facilities were built on the island to counter foreign warships.

Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Images of World War II Japanese fighter pilot Shigemine Sugiura are enshrined at Chen-an Temple in Tainan, Taiwan, on May 19, 2011. The temple worships the Japanese solider who died in the city during an Allied attack.

Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

Japanese fighter pilot worshiped by Taiwanese

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A resident in the neighborhood offers apples before the images of World War II Japanese fighter pilot Shigemine Sugiura at Chen-an Temple in Tainan, Taiwan, on May 19, 2011. The temple worships the Japanese solider who died in the city during an Allied attack.

China tour offers glimpse of 'real life' in N. Korea

China tour offers glimpse of 'real life' in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - A female North Korean solider gestures as she guards on the bank of the Yalu River on the border of China and North Korea in April 2011. The photo was taken during a Chinese boat tour on the river offering a glimpse of life in North Korea, departing from the city of Dandong in China's Liaoning Province.

S. Korean soldiers on Yeonpyeong Island

S. Korean soldiers on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A South Korean solider folds his sleeping bag while the other stays on alert at a guard post on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 27, 2010.

Quake-hit Chile sees recovery signs

Quake-hit Chile sees recovery signs

CONCEPCION, Chile - A solider guards against looters inside a supermarket that reopened in Concepcion, Chile, on March 4, 2010, five days after a massive earthquake struck the country. While most stores remained closed, three supermarkets reopened after electricity was restored in the town.

American looking for owner of flag left behind by Japanese solider

American looking for owner of flag left behind by Japanese solider

TOKYO, Japan - Jonathan Porter, from the U.S. state of Georgia, shows a Japanese flag at a press conference at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Tokyo on July 20. Porter appealed for help in locating the owner of the flag which he said has been left behind by a Japanese soldier during World War II.

Japanese war veteran heads to Ukraine after 1st visit in 63 years

Japanese war veteran heads to Ukraine after 1st visit in 63 years

NARITA, Japan - Ishinosuke Uwano, a former Japanese Imperial Army solider, who had a dramatic family reunion in his hometown in Iwate Prefecture for the first time since he went missing in Sakhalin after the end of World War II, speaks to reporters at Narita airport prior to heading back to Ukraine on April 28.

(2)Photos from Baghdad

(2)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi girl shakes hands with a U.S. solider as her mother watches smilingly i Baghdad on April 18.

(9)Photos on Baghdad scene

(9)Photos on Baghdad scene

BAGHDAD, Iraq - As a U.S. solider look on, members of an Iraqi family walk along a Baghdad road leading to the north on April 11.

(21)Saddam's grip on Baghdad collapses

(21)Saddam's grip on Baghdad collapses

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi citizens pose for a photograph with a U.S. Army solider in central Baghdad on April 9.

(19)Saddam's grip on Baghdad collapses

(19)Saddam's grip on Baghdad collapses

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Army solider covers the head of a statute of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with a Stars and Stripes before an armored recovery vehicle pulls it down in central Baghdad on April 9.

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The motorcade of President Joe Biden makes its way threw Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The motorcade of President Joe Biden makes its way threw Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrive at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff watch as President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff watch as President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The motorcade of President Joe Biden leaves Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive at wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrive to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The motorcade of President Joe Biden makes its way threw Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

Honor Guard stand watch at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

Vice President Kamala Harris , First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff listen to President Joe Biden speaks at the153rd National Memorial Day Observance Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden stop and greet family members in section 12 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive at wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The motorcade of President Joe Biden makes its way threw Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

Honor Guard stand watch at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also delivered the remarks at the Memorial Day Address at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden stop and greet family members in section 12 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The motorcade of President Joe Biden makes its way threw at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden lays a wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery

The motorcade of President Joe Biden makes its way threw at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Monday, May 31, 2021. President Biden also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider before speaking at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM