War Remembrances: Somalia, 3 Oct. 1993 - Medals of Honor - Gordon and Shughart, United States Army
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*GORDON, GARY I.
Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army. Place and date: 3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia. Entered service at: —– Born: Lincoln, Maine. Citation: Master Sergeant Gordon, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the [...]
From the creator of this video tribute to Master Sergeant Roy P. Benevidez, Special Forces (Airborne):
I did this as a way to honor all those who have struggled to come back from serving our country in times of war. The most interesting part for me was something I didn’t find out until after I created [...]
Remains of Civil War Soldier Return Home on Anniversary
By Air Force Senior Airman Jameel Moses
Special to American Forces Press Service
SHARPSBURG, Md., Sept. 17, 2009 – The remains of a Union Civil War soldier found at the Antietam National Battlefield here will be buried today in his home state of New York on the 147th anniversary [...]
Ceremony Commemorates Vietnam War’s First Combat Casualties
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 – Bright blue skies above the National Mall today belied the solemnity of the ceremony commemorating the first two American combat casualties of the Vietnam War.
“On this date 50 years ago, two men lost their lives in a [...]
Flight to Nation’s Capital Honors World War II Veterans
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2009 – When an “honor flight” from Long Island, N.Y., lands here tomorrow with 31 mostly World War II veterans aboard, it’s likely to be met in the same manner as others before it: with much applause and [...]
World War II Air Crash Monument Finds Permanent Home at Fort Myer
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2009 – A granite monument dedicated to 40 U.S. servicemembers who perished in an air crash in Australia during World War II has found a permanent home at Fort Myer, Va.
Yesterday’s dedication ceremony for [...]
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Gunnery Sergeant’s Name to be Added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial
American Forces Press Service
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WASHINGTON, May 1, 2009 – The name of an American serviceman who died as a result of wounds suffered in combat in the Vietnam War will be inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial next week, the founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans [...]
Missing Soldier’s Family Receives His Distinguished Service Cross
By Benjamin Abel
Special to American Forces Press Service
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., April 27, 2009 – The history of the U.S. Army Special Forces Regiment is short in relation to that of the rest of the Army, but it’s long enough for fierce battles to become old war stories and for [...]
UPDATE: 17 JUNE 2009
Brazil finds new strain of H1N1 virus
Ontario officials warn of mysterious Mexican illness
TORONTO – Ontario officials are scrambling to deal with a mysterious, SARS-likle illness that has killed an estimated 20 people in Mexico.
Dr. Arlene King, who leads the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases at the Public Health Agency of [...]
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