Honoring our Veterans
National Gathering of the Guard 2010 – Mission Semper Gumby
The Patriot Guard Riders National Gathering of the Guard 2010 is being conducted in Killeen/Ft. Hood Texas. The first mission on Wednesday; escort the ATT from Nolensville to Killeen Conference Center. Their challenge included the remnants of Hurricane Hermine.
Patriot Guard Riders, who are they?
You may have already seen them already, they are patriotic citizens that give of their own time to honor and support all of America’s military …
Medal of Honor Recipient’s Gravesite Gone to the Dogs
In the town of Ventura, California a lush, well-manicured hillside patch of green on Main Street just a few blocks east of downtown Ventura has …
Vernon Baker, Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies at 90
Vernon Baker, who was the only living black veteran awarded the Medal of Honor for valor in World War II, receiving it 52 years after he wiped out four German machine-gun nests on a hilltop in northern Italy, died Tuesday at his home near St. Maries, Idaho. He was 90.
60th anniversary of Korean War
The Department of Defense began its commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War in the Pentagon courtyard June 24, honoring veterans in attendance and the more than 37,000 who died in the three-year war.
End of an era, Fairfield County, CT. Pearl Harbor veteran dies at 92
June 6, 2010 (Fairfield County, CT.) More than six decades after he took emergency command of the destroyer USS Farragut during the devastating Japanese sneak attack on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. Navy gave 88-year-old Darien resident James Benham credit for his heroic leadership in bringing the vessel to safety amidst a hail of bombs and gunfire.
MIA From Korean War Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
