Photo Gallery

Photographic gallery of SAR France ceremonies, commemorations and events

Overview

The SAR France photo gallery brings together photographs taken during commemorative ceremonies, general assemblies, study trips and events attended by members of the Society. These images bear witness to the life of the association and its commitment to perpetuating the memory of the Franco-American alliance.

2026

245th commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Court House, March 15, 1781
Grave of Baron de Lustrac in Norfolk
245th anniversary of the "Crossing of the Dan" river
Our Trustee carries our colors at the Leadership Meeting
Dinner of February 6, 2026 in the Boffrand salons of the Palais du Luxembourg
General assembly of February 6, 2026 at the Palais du Luxembourg

2025

Our Île-de-France Delegate and his guests at the Cercle Interallié, July 2, 2025
Dinner of Île-de-France members at the Cercle Interallié, July 2, 2025
Lafayette's grave at the conclusion of the ceremony on June 25, 2025
The United States flag guard at Picpus, June 25, 2025
Changing of the United States flag at Picpus Cemetery, June 25, 2025
Officials before Lafayette's grave – Picpus Cemetery, June 25, 2025
Remembrance ceremony at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers, May 27, 2025
Memorial Day at the American Cemetery of Suresnes, May 25, 2025
Memorial Day at the Lafayette Escadrille Cemetery – Marnes-la-Coquette, May 26, 2025
Young members in attendance at the dinner of February 7, 2025
The President and the head table – Dinner of February 7, 2025
Salle Médicis of the Senate, February 7, 2025
General assembly at the Senate, February 7, 2025
Visit to the residence of the United States Ambassador, February 6, 2025
Visit to the residence of the United States Ambassador

2024

In the footsteps of General Dentzel at the Ermitage de Versailles, November 9, 2024
SAR weekend in the Bordeaux region, October 12–13, 2024
"To the Fallen" – Rekindling of the Flame, October 2, 2024
Our flag and that of the Children under the Arc de Triomphe, October 2, 2024
Rekindling of the Flame by our Vice-President, October 2, 2024
243rd anniversary of the Battle of the Capes in Virginia: statue of Admiral de Grasse
243rd anniversary of the Battle of the Capes – Virginia, September 7, 2024
Officials before Lafayette's grave at Picpus Cemetery, July 3, 2024
A new American flag is raised over Lafayette's grave
Our flag and the United States flag guard – Picpus Cemetery
Lafayette's grave – Picpus Cemetery, July 3, 2024
Our flag bearer at the American Cemetery of Suresnes, May 26, 2024
Our flag at the American Cemetery of Suresnes for Memorial Day 2024
A senator salutes our flag at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers
Our flag bearer and the representative of the United States Embassy at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers
Ceremony at the Villeneuve-sur-Auvers memorial (Essonne), May 25, 2024
National Resistance Day in Grasse, May 27, 2024
Memorial Day in Draguignan, May 26, 2024
Our renovated premises on rue Bosquet, May 2024
Our "Compatriots" with the American Scouts at Omaha Beach, April 20, 2024
The SAR and Royal Deux-Ponts flags
Our "Compatriots" with the American Scouts at Omaha Beach
NATO Parade, April 20, 2024, Norfolk (VA)
General assembly of March 22, 2024 at the Institut Catholique de Paris
Dinner of March 22 at the Palais du Luxembourg
Tribute to Benjamin Franklin
The President and the representatives of the United States Embassy
Palais du Luxembourg, March 22, 2024
Grave of Jacques Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont undergoing restoration
John Holker – Grave marking (Virginia)

2022

Rekindling of the Flame, October 5, 2022
Rekindling of the Flame, October 5, 2022
Rekindling of the Flame under the Arc de Triomphe, October 5, 2022
Grave marking – Savannah, July 2022
Officials at Picpus Cemetery, July 5, 2022
Picpus Cemetery with the United States Ambassador, July 5, 2022

2021

Picpus, July 8, 2020
Unveiling of the Rochambeau statue at Yorktown – The French delegation
Washington, Lafayette, Rochambeau and de Grasse at Yorktown

2020

De Grasse Day, September 27, 2020
Camp de Vaussieux, August 2020
Camp de Vaussieux, August 2020
Camp de Vaussieux, August 2020
Ceremony at Picpus Cemetery, July 8, 2020
Picpus Cemetery, July 8, 2020
Picpus Cemetery, July 8, 2020
Picpus Cemetery, July 8, 2020
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Dinner of March 6, 2020 at the École militaire
Dinner of March 6, 2020 at the École militaire
Dinner of March 6, 2020 at the École militaire

2019

Camp de Vaussieux, August 2019
Camp de Vaussieux, August 2019
Rekindling of the Flame, October 2, 2019
Rekindling of the Flame, October 2, 2019
Opening of the Sanary exhibition, August 2019
Opening of the Sanary exhibition, August 2019
Opening of the Sanary exhibition, August 2019
De Grasse, Lafayette and Washington at Yorktown
NSSAR Congress in Costa Mesa (CA), July 2019
NSSAR Congress in Costa Mesa (CA), July 2019
Flag bearers at the banquet – NSSAR Congress
NSSAR Congress in Costa Mesa (CA), July 2019
Alexander Hamilton, Lafayette and Washington at Morristown Green (NJ)
Camp de Vaussieux, August 2019
Lafayette Regiment of Virginia group
Picpus with the Lafayette Group, June 2019

2018

Belleau Wood Cemetery, June 2018
The Flying Sammy in Saint-Nazaire, June 2018
Farewell dinner in Paris, June 2018
Stained glass window of the Château-Thierry temple, June 2018
Stained glass window of the Château-Thierry temple, June 2018
Colleville-sur-Mer Cemetery, June 2018
Le Puy du Fou, June 2018
Le Puy du Fou, June 2018
Le Puy du Fou, June 2018
De Grasse, Lafayette and Washington at Yorktown
Romagne-Montfaucon Cemetery, June 2018
Picpus Cemetery, June 2018
Picpus Cemetery, June 2018
The Hermione in the port of Sète, April 2018
At the helm of the Hermione, April 2018

2017

Unveiling of the Pershing and Lafayette statues, October 6, 2017
Unveiling of the Pershing and Lafayette statues, October 6, 2017
Unveiling of the Pershing and Lafayette statues, October 6, 2017
Unveiling of the Pershing and Lafayette statues, October 6, 2017