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Local community, Americans honor Okinawa Memorial Day

Story by Cpl. Jovane Henry | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date: 07.01.2011

More than 5,000 Okinawan community members and American military service members gathered at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park here for the 2011 Okinawa Memorial Service for All War Dead June 23. Read More

Local memorial honors Marine philanthropist; Marines, community members unite to clean site

Story by Lance Cpl. Erik Brooks | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date: 07.01.2011

Personnel from the Camp Services Office on Camp Courtney joined members of the Okinawa community in a cleanup of Col. Kermit Shelly’s memorial site on Hamahiga Island June 22. Read More

36th ID sergeant major receives Texas Medal of Valor 26 years after lifesaving mission

Courtesy Story | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | Date: 06.21.2011

In 1985, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, the Cold War was far from over and a record-breaking cold front swept through the U.S. leaving 40 dead in Chicago alone. Read More

US Army commander honored by Italian comrades in western Afghanistan

Courtesy Story | 4th Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 05.23.2011

Amid preparations to return home after a year-long military deployment to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army’s 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Lt. Col. Ronald G. Lukow received a rare honor... Read More

CLOSE TO THE HEART: World War I Soldier's Poem and Personal Artifact Honor the Fallen in the 42nd Division

Courtesy Story | New York National Guard | Date: 05.18.2011

In keeping with a 42nd Infantry Division tradition that dates back generations, at 11:45am on July 14, 2010 the Rainbow Division Memorial Veterans Foundation begins its annual Champagne Hour ceremony. Read More