Frontline Photos: May 22, 2015

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  • A soldier walks on a path through the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund flag garden on Boston Common in Boston, ahead of Memorial Day, Thursday, May 21 2015. Each of the approximately 37,000 flags represents a Massachusetts military member who died in service from the Revolutionary War to the present. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
  • Army honor guards carry the casket containing the remains of a missing soldier from Korean War ,U.S. Army Cpl. Francis D. Knobel of La Crosse, Wis., during a burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 21, 2015. According to the Defense Department, in December 1950, Knobel was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, operating along the eastern side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. On Dec. 12, 1950, following the battle, Knobel was one of many men reported missing in action. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
  • A Marine rappels down the rappel tower May 14, 2015 to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines’ physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live fire, and pool events. Competitors carry flags of the names of fallen Recon Marines to keep their memory alive. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger/Released)
  • Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place a flag in front of each headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 21, 2015. “Flags In” is an annual tradition that is reserved for The Old Guard since its designation as the ArmyÕs official ceremonial unit in 1948. They conduct the mission annually at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery prior to Memorial Day to honor the nationÕs fallen military heroes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
  • U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force fire a FGM-148 Javelin at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 19. U.S. Marines, Romanian and Bulgarian service members trained in the use of anti-armor weapon systems on the opening day of Platinum Eagle 15. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Smith)
  • During the annual roll call ceremony at The Evergreen State College Paul D. Gallegos,Special Assistant To the President places a flag among 7000 others on the college’s main campus on May 21, 2015 in Olympia, Wash to honor of the soldiers killed since 2001 in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn. At noon the names of the last 38 soldiers to be killed since the 2014 memorial roll call at Evergreen were read as a single flag for each individual was carried from the event and placed among the seas of flags. As the last scheduled roll call ceremony in the 6 year series Taps was played by Marine Corp veteran Andy Omdahl. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP)
  • A U.S. soldier prepares to toss a smoke grenade during a combined arms live-fire training exercise in Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Comabt Team. Train, Advise, Assist Command East conducted the exercise in two locations to demonstrate opportunities for the Afghan soldiers to plan, manage and conduct combined arms training on their ranges. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charlie Emmons
  • Members of the graduating class of 2015 U.S. Coast Guard Academy throw their hats in the air near the end of their ceremony in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
  • 150520-N-PJ969-213 NEW YORK (May 20, 2015) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) enters New York harbor during the Parade of Ships to start Fleet Week New York 2015. Fleet Week New York, now in its 27th year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Abe McNatt/Released)
  • An EA-18G Growler launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Celebus Sea, May 13, 2015. The Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Growler is assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 139. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.
  • CORRECTS CREDIT TO THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE-TIMES – Aubrie Irons looks the ring that Cpl. Kevin Brower put on her finger when he prpopsed to her after Bravo Company 2-162 INF returned from Afghanistan on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the National Guard Armory in Corvallis, Oregon. The Salem couple met in church in December 2013 before he deployed. (Andy Cripe /The Corvallis Gazette-Times via AP)