WWII – That PAO Guy

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Sgt. Andrew Walsh, with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), served as the military escort to bring the remains of Pvt. Bennett H. Waters, a World War II prisoner of war, home to Blackshear, Georgia. Walsh, the great-great nephew of Waters, spoke at the funeral service and attended the burial with family members on April 4, 2026. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

10th Mountain Division Soldier escorts WWII POW, ancestor, back home

April 9, 2026 — 0 Comments

Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond received the Purple Heart Medal March 28, 2014, for injuries he sustained from an improvised explosive device which was detonated five meters from him during a graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army 205th Corps Training Center Dec. 8, 2011. The Purple Heart is one of the oldest commendations in American military history, dating back to the later years of the Revolutionary War and was originally designed as the Badge of Military Merit.

Navy Sailor posthumously awarded Purple Heart at Hanscom AFB ceremony

April 9, 2026 — 0 Comments

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Trenton Huntsinger, the air missile integrator for 1st Cavalry Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates the Picogrid Unmanned Aircraft System integration system to Col. Nick Dvonch, the 1st cavalry Division Artillery commander, during Condor Rebirth on Fort Hood, Texas, March 24, 2026. Operation Condor Rebirth allowed capability providers to test new equipment, collaborate across teams, and integrate with the 1st Cavalry Division during a field exercise simulating real-world battlefield conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Julian A. Winston)

Condor Rebirth protects armored units on the modern battlefield

April 2, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Paul Cordes, commanding officer of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, awards Sgt. Garrett Sloan, a loadmaster with VMGR-153, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, March 5, 2026. Sloan received the award after rescuing two local children who were swept out to sea by a rip current while swimming at Makapu’u beach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chandler Evans)

U.S. Marine Corps Loadmaster Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for Heroic Off-Duty Rescue

April 1, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. Bennett H. Waters

Lost in 1942, WWII Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest in Blackshear, Georgia

April 1, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach presents the U.S. flag to James Anderson following the funeral service for Anderson's father, U.S. Air Force Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, in Section 38 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Monday, March 30, 2026.

Last Surviving World War II Triple Ace Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

March 31, 2026 — 0 Comments

Freeman Johnson greets his great-grandson, Owen McGrath, during his 106th birthday party at the Barnstable Adult Community Center in Hyannis, Mass., March 18, 2026. Johnson, one of the oldest survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was stationed aboard the USS St. Louis on the morning of the attack.

Pearl Harbor Survivor Celebrates 106th Birthday With Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England

March 25, 2026 — 0 Comments

President Harry S. Truman, center right, presents the Medal of Honor to three former servicemen during a White House ceremony, June 25, 1948. From left to right, the recipients are Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jackson Pharris, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Francis J. Pierce and Army Staff Sgt. John R. Crews.

Medal of Honor Day: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Francis Pierce

March 25, 2026 — 0 Comments

The future destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. arrives at its home port of Naval Station Norfolk, Va., March 20, 2026.

Navy’s Newest Destroyer Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk Ahead of Commissioning

March 24, 2026 — 0 Comments