Today we take a moment to remember all who have died to defend democracy in America. This tribute focuses on the photographers who risked and often lost their lives to bring all of us the stories of our heroes in the military.

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Lee Miller

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Photojournalist Lee Miller is washing off the stench of Dachau in Hitler’s bathtub. Photo: David Scherman

Dickey Chapelle

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Dickey Chapelle photographed World War II and Vietnam. She died in a grenade attack there. Photo: Dickey Chapelle

Catherine Leroy

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Catherine Leroy was the only female photojournalist to parachute into combat in Vietnam.

Dirck Halstead

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Dirck Halstead in Chon Than, Vietnam, 1972

David Hume Kennerly

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David Hume Kennerly Photo: Kevin Ames

David Douglas Duncan

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LIFE photographer David Douglas Duncan on assignment in Palestine. (Photo by David Douglas Duncan/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Joe Rosenthal

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Joe Rosenthal made the iconic photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima during World War II.

Robert Capa

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Pioneering war photographer Robert Capa.

Gerda Taro

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Gerda Taro. Photo: Fred Stein

Lynsey Addario

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Lynsey Addario is a renowned photographer of conflicts. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images