Sergeant First Class Melvin Morris is honored at the Medal of Honor Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Photos by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
The 69th Anniversary Commemoration of the Iwo Jima Flag Raising at the Matthew B. Juan and Ira H. Hayes Veterans Memorial Park in Sacaton, Ariz. on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Every year, the parade continues to grow. Photos by Lucas Carter / The American Legion
Legionnaires gather in Springfield, Ill., to celebrate the 80th Annual Pilgrimage to Lincoln's Tomb. The yearly event celebrates the life of the 16th president of the United States with a tour of the Abraham Lincoln Museum and wreath-laying ceremonies. Photos by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
The New Mexico Veterans' Memorial is dedicated to all the men and women who gave their youth, their hopes and dreams, and all who gave their lives in the name of freedom... and those who will.