8 Emotional Moments Perfectly Captured by a Soldier’s Salute
Updated: Mar. 07, 2022Service members from all branches of the U.S. military present the ultimate sign of deference and respect.
Fort Hood, Texas
U.S. Army soldiers from the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, salute as they arrive at their home base in Fort Hood, Texas, after being part of one of the last American combat units to exit from Iraq on December 16, 2011.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Retired Army 1st Sgt. William Staude, of Elliott, Pa., salutes Soldiers from the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, stationed in Coraopolis, PA, as they march past him during a Veterans Day parade. © The U.S. Army
Greensburg, Kentucky
Former active duty Marine Corps Corporal and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer salutes during the national anthem, after leading a parade down Main Street in his hometown. Meyer saved the lives of 36 American and Afghan soldiers while serving in Kunar Province, Afghanistan; he is the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.
Fort Carson, Colorado
A soldier salutes the flag during a welcome home ceremony for troops arriving from Afghanistan. More than 500 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team returned home following a year of heavy fighting and high casualties in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province.
