Flags of US Army liberating divisions on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. April 2004. Photograph »

Flags of US Army liberating divisions on display at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. April 2004. Photograph »

Flags of liberating divisions are presented during a ceremony at the Museum's Tribute to Holocaust Survivors: Reunion of a Special Family, one of the Museum's tenth anniversary events. Washington, DC, November 2003. Photograph »

Standing in front of flags of the liberating divisions, Ben Meed, President, American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, speaks at a ceremony held during the Museum's Tribute to Holocaust Survivors: Reunion of a Special Family, one of the Museum's tenth anniversary events. Washington, DC, November 2003. Photograph »

Scene during a ceremony held as part of the Museum's Tribute to Holocaust Survivors: Reunion of a Special Family, one of the Museum's tenth anniversary events. Flags of the liberating divisions form the backdrop to the ceremony. Washington, DC, November 2003. Photograph »

Elie Wiesel became Founding Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council in 1980. Here, he speaks at a ceremony held during the Tribute to Holocaust Survivors, one of the Museum's tenth anniversary events. Flags of US Army liberating divisions form the backdrop to the ceremony. Washington, DC, November 2003. Photograph »

View of a ceremony held during the Museum's Tribute to Holocaust Survivors: Reunion of a Special Family, one of the Museum's tenth anniversary events. Flags of the liberating divisions form the backdrop to the ceremony. Washington, DC, November 2003. Photograph »

Scene during the 2001 Days of Remembrance ceremony, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. Flags of the liberating divisions feature prominently in the Museum's Days of Remembrance ceremonies. Washington, DC, 2001. Photograph »

Flags of US Army liberating divisions line the entrance to the Museum's Liberation 1945 exhibition, on display from May 1995–June 1996. Photograph »

A large crowd fills Eisenhower Plaza during the dedication ceremony of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Flags of the liberating divisions form the backdrop to the opening ceremony. Washington, DC, April 22, 1993. Photograph »