This clipping shows two images that I made last week for the Omaha World-Herald. I had some free time, and was out looking for Fourth of July related images that the paper could run if needed. My editor suggested the Omaha National Cemetery might yield some powerful moments. High quality versions of the images are visible under the clipping.
Pamela Thompson visits her husband, Vietnam veteran Stephen Thompson’s headstone in the Omaha National Cemetery in Papillion, Neb. on Friday, July 3, 2026. Thompson’s son is also buried in the cemetery.
From left, Tyler Donnelly, Kelsey Donnelly, Ron Lewis, James, 6, Alexis, 7, and Jackie Lewis visit Edith German’s headstone in the Omaha National Cemetery in Papillion, Neb. on Friday, July 3, 2026. German was the family’s mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.