Keywords: US Navy 061117-N-6544L-005 The Marine Corps color guard assigned to the American Embassy in Tunis marches past a corridor of Tunisian honor guards while retiring the colors during a wreath-laying ceremony at the North African A.jpg en Tunis Tunisia Nov 17 2006 - The Marine Corps color guard assigned to the American Embassy in Tunis marches past a corridor of Tunisian honor guards while retiring the colors during a wreath-laying ceremony at the North African American Cemetery in Tunis The Veterans Day ceremony was postponed by a few days in order to be performed during the port visit of dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island LSD 41 Whidbey Island's visit marked the first port call of a major U S Navy ship in Tunisia since 2001 The North Africa American Cemetery is one of 24 American cemeteries on foreign soil and covers 27 acres of land between the Mediterranean and the Bay of Tunis Established in 1948 the cemetery holds the graves of 2 841 service members who died while serving during the World War II North Africa campaign U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosa Larson RELEASED 2006-11-17 061117-N-6544L-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 41016 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosa Larson PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Marine Corps Security Guard Military people of Tunisia North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Military people with a flag of the United States |