The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War I, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
U.S. Marine [...]
Video describing the origin of the the 1st Infantry Division’s Big Red One patch. Produced by Sgt. Richard Colletta.
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman missing in action from World War II has been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
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Photos and a video of President Reagan’s Address at the Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day at Point-du-Hoc - 6/6/84
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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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