Archive photo of the day
Memorial Day ceremony, 1966
Stars and Stripes
May 27, 2024
(Red Grandy/Stars and Stripes)
Margraten, Netherlands, May 30, 1966: Spc. 4 John S. Putnam of the 3rd Armored Division Band plays taps during a Memorial Day ceremony at the American military cemetery at Margraten.
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