This Blog Post was Co-written By Matthew Heichelbech
Temperatures around the country are rising, which means two things: It’s nearly summer and it’s time to Barbecue!! In honor of our national penchant for outdoor cooking, we’ve collected some pictures of Americans from all over the country Bar-B-Qing all over the world. Enjoy!

(Local Identifier: 412-DA-15484) “SIMPLE FOOD IS SERVED BY A COSTUMED EMPLOYEE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE HALE FARM AND WESTERN RESERVE VILLAGE NEAR BATH AND AKRON, OHIO. THE VILLAGE IS A 19TH CENTURY COMMUNITY BEING RECONSTRUCTED WITH ORIGINAL BUILDINGS MOVED FROM DIFFERENT SITES IN THE AREA. WHEN FINISHED VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW HOW LIFE WAS DURING THAT ERA. THE HISTORIC SITE IS A PART OF THE 30,000 ACRE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA BETWEEN AKRON AND CLEVELAND”

(Local Identifier: 330-CFD-DF-ST-96-00276) “CM3 Dan Ward, left, CM2 Russell Couhran, right, both mechanics; and, equipment operator EO1 Steven Moose Musnicky, Seabees from Port Hueneme, Calif, take charge of the pig roast. The pigs were cooked the night before and now the men are busily carving the carcass for the Independence Day cookout at Camp Pleso.”

(Local Identifier: 330-CFD-DA-SN-86-008543) “Members of the 82nd Airborne Divison attend a cookout in their honor while visiting the town. They are in France to participate in the 40th anniversary celebration of D-day, the invasion of Europe.”

(Local Identifier: 311-MAD-66211) “Bayville, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2012 — Teachers and administrators from the Locust Valley School District in Bayville, New York, sponsor a Bar-B-Q for survivors of Hurricane Sandy at the Bayville Fire Station. FEMA is working with local and state officials to assist residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. Howard Greenblatt/FEMA”

(Local Identifier: 330-CFD-DN-ST-92-01291) “Crew members prepare hamburgers and hot dogs aboard the destroyer USS O’BANNON (DD-987) in preparation for a cookout aboard the vessel. The O’BANNON is underway during exercise Unitas XXXII, an annual, combined exercise involving the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries.”

(Local Identifier: 330-CFD-DF-SD-05-07035) “US Air Force (USAF) First Sergeants “Flippin’ ‘Burgers for a living,” USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Jeff Vaughn, 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), and USAF MSGT Geoffrey Kerr, 31st Maintenance Operations Squadron (MOS), man the grill cooking for the First Sergeants Association (FSA) BBQ. The FSA sponsored the BBQ to say thanks for the hard work that members of the Aviano Community put forth in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation YELLOW RIBBON.”

(Local Identifier: 330-CFD-DM-SD-03-07042) “Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment enjoy a 4th of July BBQ at their command post in Gnjilane, Kosovo. They are part of the Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) that are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN.”