Traditional dressed boy in a war ceremony, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Traditional maori ceremony and war dance, New Zealand

Traditional maori ceremony and war dance, New Zealand

Traditional maori ceremony and war dance, New Zealand

Traditional maori ceremony and war dance, New Zealand

Traditional maori ceremony and war dance, New Zealand

Traditional maori ceremony and war dance, New Zealand

Chelsea Pensioners - the Corps of war veterans cared for at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea and known for their distinctive red uniforms and tricorn hats. They proudly display their medals won for valour.

Honour Guard Ceremony, Seoul War Memorial, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Pakistan mounted guard attending ceremony in London to unveil memorial to Commonwealth military who fought in the World War.

Honour Guard Ceremony, Seoul War Memorial, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Traditional dressed boys in a war ceremony, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Honour Guard Ceremony, Seoul War Memorial, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Traditional dressed girl in a war ceremony, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Roanoke River Lighthouse during Civil War ceremonies, Plymouth, North Carolina, United States of America, North America

French Muslim girl scout and war veterans at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

War veterans ceremony, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

A Veterans Day ceremony at Elmwood Cemetery honors members of the 102nd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment who fought in the American Civil War, Detroit, Michigan, USA

A Veterans Day ceremony at Elmwood Cemetery honors members of the 102nd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment who fought in the American Civil War, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Changing of the guards in front of Parliament, Evzones at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece, Europe

Wreath and plaque with the names of the Nazi officers who were executed, German Resistance Memorial, Bendlerblock, Berlin-Mitte, Germany, Europe

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.

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.

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.

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.

A LAotian-American female monk with shaved head makes an offering of rice during worship as the Laotian American community celebrates the Buddhist new year by gathering at a property in suburban East Hartford Connecticut on April 28, 2007. Several shrines are set up on the property. The celebrants leave offerings of food, flowers and money, pray, dance, and feast for a day. Immigrants from Laos, including the Hmong people, are refugees from the Vietnam War era, when they helped United States in the war.

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