Sailors on the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima on New York's Hudson River during Veterans Week, 2016
Sailors on the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima on New York's Hudson River during Veterans Week, 2016 (© Apple White/Alamy)
Honoring our veterans
For Veterans Day today, we're featuring a moment captured back in 2016 of US sailors on the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. It was Veterans Week in New York City, and the ship was sailing across the Hudson River on its way to participate in the events. Every year on November 11 we celebrate Veterans Day and honor all service members living or dead, including these sailors. There are currently around 19 million living veterans and 1.3 million active service members in the US.
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