Annual Kindergraves Memorial Ceremony connects KMC to peace and remembrance

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Clifford Lawton, left, 86th Airlift Wing command chief and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Herrman, 569th United States Forces Police Squadron senior enlisted leader, lays a wreath during the Kindergraves Memorial Ceremony in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 16, 2026. The memorial ceremony, commemorating the 451 children who were part of the U.S. military community and died early in life between 1952 and 1971, consisted of a chapel service followed by a wreath laying and graveside blessing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sabrina Fuller-Judd)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Sabrina Fuller-Judd
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Canon EOS REBEL T2i

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EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II

APERTURE

5

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

100

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