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AARO participated in Memorial Day commemorations organized by the American Legion in Paris and the ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) on May 30, 2021.

01 Bryan Schell
PP1 Commander Bryan Schell and American Legion Auxiliary President Ginette Crosley unveil the new PP1 plaque at the entrance to the Neuilly-sur-Seine Cemetery, Memorial Day 2021
03 American Cathedral Service
American Overseas Memorial Day Association prayer service and wreath laying at the American Cathedral in Paris, Memorial Day 2021
04 American Cathedral Service
American Overseas Memorial Day Association prayer service and wreath laying at the American Cathedral in Paris, Memorial Day 2021
05 Ceremony
85th Anniversary ceremony at the Paris Post 1 Mausoleum in Neuilly-sur-Seine, May 2021
06 William Jordan
AARO President William Jordan at the American Legion Mausoleum in Neuilly-sur-Seine, May 2021
07 Bryan Schell Addresses Crowd
American Legion Paris Post 1 Commander and AARO board member Bryan Schell addresses the assembled crowd at the American Legion Mausoleum in Neuilly-sur-Seine, May 2021
08 American Legion Memorial
Official participants at the American Legion Memorial, Neuilly-sur-Seine, May 2021
09 American Legion Mausoleum
Floral tributes, American Legion Mausoleum, Nanterre, Neuilly-sur-Seine, May 2021
17 Memorial Escadrille Lafayette
Memorial Escadrille Lafayette, May 2021
10 Bryan Schell Patrick Morrissey
Bryan Schell (left) and Patrick Morrissey (right) AARO board members at ceremony at the American Cathedral in Paris, May 2021
11 Pamela Combastet Kim Powell
Pamela Combastet, AARO Board member and Kim Powell, former AARO board member, May 2021
12 William Jordan
William Jordan, president AARO, at the ceremony at the American Cathedral in Paris, May 2021
13 Flower Bouquet
Floral bouquet AARO sent for the ceremony at the American Cathedral in Paris, May 2021
14 Flower Bouquet
Flowers at the American Cathedral Paris, May 2021
15 Pershing Hall
Legion Members, Paris, and member of the Boy Scouts, France at Pershing Hall, Paris, May 2021
16 American Legion Pershing Hall
American Legion plaque at Pershing Hall, Paris, May 2021