grace(ful things)

Nov. 26, 1944: Burial at sea ceremonies are held aboard the USS Intrepid for members of the crew lost after the carrier was hit by a Japanese suicide pilot while operating off the coast of Luzon, the Philippines, during World War II. Sixteen men were killed in the kamikaze attack. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy) 

(Source: The Denver Post)

World War II - First flag on Guam on boat hook mast. Two U.S. officers plant the American flag on Guam eight minutes after U.S. Marines and Army assault troops landed on the Central Pacific island on July 20, 1944.

Civil War - Officers of the 69th New York State Militia, Fort Corcoran, Va Date Created/Published: [1861] Medium: 1 photographic print. Summary: Officers standing on and around cannon and ammunitions

(Source: The Denver Post)

Nurses of a field hospital who arrived in France via England and Egypt after three years service.