Wall mural of Kim Il Sung, Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, Asia

Wall mural of Kim Il Sung, Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, Asia

Equestrian statue of Georges Kastrioti (1405-1468) known as Skanderbeg, one of the great figures of the Albanian resistance against the Ottomans, Skanderbeg Square (Sheshi Skeenderbej), Tirana Centre, Albania, Europe

Statue of Hans Waldmann, mayor of Zurich in the 15th century and Swiss military leader, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Military parade in Muscat in Oman, Middle East

Portrait painting of Sultan Osman Bey (Osman I) (Osman Gazi), leader of the Ottoman Empire, Military Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Drum Major leads massed band of Scottish pipers at Braemar Games Highland Gathering

Statue of the late President Salvador Allende, Chile's first socialist leader who died in the military coup against him, in the Plaza de La Constitucion, Civic District, Santiago, Chile, South America

Rider Statue of General Gregorio Luperon, 1839-1897, Military and State Leader, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Central America

Equestrian revolution monument to Antonio Maceo Grajales, most important military leader of the Cuban guerrilla war against the Spanish colonial powers, Plaza de la Revolucion, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Caribbean

Equestrian statue of the military leader and mayor Hans Waldmann on the Muensterbruecke bridge, unveiled in 1937, in the back the twin towers of the Grossmuenster great minster, Zurich, Canton Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Equestrian revolution monument to Antonio Maceo Grajales, most important military leader of the Cuban guerrilla war against the Spanish colonial powers, Plaza de la Revolucion, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Caribbean

Men, soldiers and schoolboys carry banners and photos to the shrine in the Panjshir Valley of the famous Tajik commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, during a memorial on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

Crowds of boys and men, holding posters of Ahmad Shah Masood and Afghan president Hamid Karzai, line the roofs of buildings during a ceremony in the Panjshir Valley on the one year anniversary of Masoods assasination, September 9, 2002. Thousands of people from all over Afghanistan and the world, including many important dignitaries, arrived in the Panjshir Valley for ceremonies honoring Masood, a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. The shrine to honor this latest of Afghan war heros was built in the Panjshir Valley as that is from where Masood led much popular resistance against both the Soviets and the Taliban forces.

Hundreds of men and boys pray during ceremonies at the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood in the Panjshir Valley, on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9, 2002.. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

Elaborate flower wreaths are brought by Afghan soldiers as tokens of respect to the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood, on the one year anniversary of Masoods assasination, at a ceremony in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who fought the Soviets in the Afghan-Soviet war, and who also was one of the main leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley, near the village of Bazarak, from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

Schoolboys chant and carry banners to the shrine in the Panjshir Valley of the famous Tajik commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

Armed guards keep an eye on the crowds during a ceremony below the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood in the Panjshir Valley, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who fought the Soviets in the Afghan-Soviet war, and who also was one of the main leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley, near the village of Bazarak, from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

Chinese Policemen in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. China