"Double Victory" screening
(lLeft to right) Tuskegee Airmen Lemuel Lewie Jr. and William Broadwater, actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and Maj. Gen. Darren McDew answer questions after a screening of “Double Victory” Nov. 10, 2011, at the Pentagon. Lewie and Broadwater discussed their time as Tuskegee Airmen and the struggles they faced with overseas’ enemies and racism at home during World War II. Mc Dew is the commander of the Air Force District of Washington . (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)
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Posted: 11/15/2011
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Doughboy’s burial marks end of era
Soldiers with the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard,” salute to honor Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last American World War I veteran, during his viewing March 15, 2011, at the Memorial Amphitheater Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Adora Gonzalez)
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Posted: 3/16/2011
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Doughboy’s burial marks end of era
Soldiers with the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard,” carry the casket of Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last American World War I veteran, for his funeral ceremony March 15, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Adora Gonzalez)
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Posted: 3/16/2011
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Doughboy’s burial marks end of era
A soldier with the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard,” keeps a constant vigil over the casket of Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last U.S. World War I veteran, as he laid in repose before his burial March 15, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery. A gold-leafed “Winged Victory” figure presented to President Warren G. Harding when the unknown soldier of World War I was buried at Arlington on Nov. 11, 1921 watches over Mr. Buckles’ casket. (Defense Department photo/Donna Miles)
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Posted: 3/16/2011
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Squadron marks 30 years of honoring fallen comrades
Staff Sgt. Zachary Kelhi, a loadmaster with the 1st Special Operations Squadron, assisted in the release of a wreath from an MC-130H Combat Talon II Feb. 26, 2011, in memory of fallen brethren lost 30 years ago, when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise, killing eight crewmembers and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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Posted: 3/2/2011
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Squadron marks 30 years of honoring fallen comrades
Loadmasters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron prepare to release a wreath from an MC-130H Combat Talon II Feb. 26, 2011, in memory of fallen brethren lost 30 years ago, when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise, killing eight crewmembers and 15 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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Posted: 3/2/2011
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Squadron marks 30 years of honoring fallen comrades
Capt. James Demis (left) and Maj. Darin Wheeler fly an MC-130H Combat Talon II en route to release a wreath Feb. 26, 2011, in memory of fallen brethren lost 30 years ago, when a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise, killing eight crewmembers and 15 passengers. Captain Demis and Major Wheeler are pilots with the1st SOS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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Posted: 3/2/2011
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James Sheppard
Mr. James Shappard, an original Tuskegee Airmen speaks about his experience in the military during World War II to over 60 Hanscom personnel in bldg. 1614 in the Garden Auditorium.
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Posted: 2/24/2011
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Buffalo Soldiers
In order to settle problems in 19th century New Mexico, the U.S. Army called upon a group of recently freed black men to form the 9th and 10th Cavalries. They subsequently became known as "Buffalo Soldiers." (Courtesy photo/49th Fighter Wing History Office)
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Posted: 1/31/2011
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A holiday remembrance
Col. Thomas Geary lays a wreath on a veteran's grave at Belvedere Cemetery, in San Angelo, Texas, during the national Wreaths Across America Ceremony Dec. 11, 2010. Wreaths Across America was formed in 2007 to promote veterans remembrance where wreaths are placed on veterans' graves during the holiday season. Colonel Geary is the commander of the 17th Training Wing at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kent Cummins)
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Posted: 12/16/2010
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National Day of Mourning
Air Force Honor Guard members carry a wreath followed by Col. Robert Bowersox during a ceremony for Volkstrauertag, or German National Day of Mourning, Nov. 11, 2010, at Bitburg, Germany. German and American servicemembers as well as firefighters, police and government officials from the local area participated in the ceremony to remember victims of war and tyranny. The honor guard and Colonel Bowersox, who is the 52nd Medical Group commander, are stationed at nearby Spangdahlem Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
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Posted: 11/18/2010
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National Day of Mourning
German soldiers stand at parade rest during a ceremony for Volkstrauertag, or German National Day of Mourning, Nov. 11, 2010, at Bitburg, Germany. German and American servicemembers as well as firefighters, police and government officials from the local area participated in the ceremony to remember victims of war and tyranny. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
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Posted: 11/18/2010
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