Photo Essays

June 2011

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06/07/2011

U.S., Belize Forces Team Up to Help Haiti

Belize Defense Force Pvt. Erasmo Teck, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Eric Kenton, right, dig the foundation for a concrete walkway at a school construction project in Upper Poteau, Haiti, June 3, 2011. Kenton and 57 other U.S. Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 716th Engineer Company teamed up with Belizean Defense Force engineers in Haiti to help build two medical clinics, a school,and one latrine facility as part of Task Force Bon Voizen, or Good Neighbor. The U.S. Southern Command is sponsoring and U.S. Army South is conducting the joint foreign military humanitarian exercise under the command of the Louisiana National Guard. U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Phillip Eugene

06/07/2011

U.S. Soldiers and French Citizens Honor D-Day Veterans

World War II veteran U.S. Army paratrooper and medic Robert Wright reacts with emotion before receiving the French Legion of Honor medal on the 67th anniversary of D-Day, in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, June 6, 2011. Wright, along with fellow medic Ken Moore, cared for more than 70 injured Allied and German troops in the Angoville Church before the town was finally liberated. Wright served with the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

06/07/2011

Gates Thanks International Security Assistance Force Joint Command

A Tolo TV reporter interviews U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 7, 2011. Gates toured Afghanistan during his 12th and final trip there as defense secretary. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

06/06/2011

Gates Thanks Soldiers of Task Force Ramrod

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates lands at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

06/06/2011

Gates Pays Final Visit to U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, speaks with members of his staff and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, during a morning meeting at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. Petraeus is the commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

06/06/2011

Gates Thanks Soldiers Assigned to Task Force Patriot

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates flies in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Afghanistan, June 6, 2011. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

06/05/2011

Gates Visits Troops in Afghanistan

Troops at a forward operating base in Afghanistan wave as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates lands in a helicopter to visit with them, June 5, 2011. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen

06/05/2011

First Lady Celebrates Grads on Virginia Marine Base

First Lady Michelle Obama shares a light moment with Michael Hollier, principal of Quantico Middle/High School, as graduation ceremonies get under way on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. The first lady gave the commencement address to the school's 27 graduates, including nine who relocated from Japan after the earthquake and tsunami. She praised the students for the strength they have gained from growing up in military families and said she was there because of how special they already were. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

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