The headline on this 1954 edition of The Washington Post reads, Five Congressmen Wounded in House of Shots by Four Puerto Rican Terrorists; Bentley Given ‘50-50’ Chance to Live

Puerto Rican nationalists attacked the Capitol; Jimmy Carter freed them

When President Jimmy Carter commuted the prison sentences of the four Puerto Rican nationalists who attacked members of Congress and President Harry S. Truman in the 1950s, he cited “humane considerations.”

HED: Entering Baghdad, 2003 Baghdad, Iraq, April 8, 2003: A Marine mans a M-240G machine gun on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, as smoke from a burning building billows by. The Marines entered the city witness to the destruction by air power. Tanks, armored vehicles and artillery were destroyed all along the routes into the city. META TAGS: Marine Corps; USMC; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Wars on Terror;

Entering Baghdad, 2003

Baghdad, Iraq, April 8, 2003: A Marine mans a M-240G machine gun on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, as smoke from a burning building billows by.

HED: Saber Junction, 2016 Hohenfels, Germany, April 11, 2016: Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Italian troops get set to jump out of a C-17 above Hohenfels, Germany, as part of exercise Saber Junction. Fifty-one made it out of the plane, but six had to return to Aviano Air Base after winds were judged to be too strong during the aircraft's third pass over the zone. Read the full story of the 173rd's jump here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/us-army-s-173rd-paratroopers-jump-into-german-countryside-1.404107 META TAGS: Saber Junction; exercise; training; paratroopers; U.S. Army;

Saber Junction, 2016

Hohenfels, Germany, April 11, 2016: Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Italian troops get set to jump out of a C-17 above Hohenfels, Germany, as part of exercise Saber Junction.

Joe Biden presents a framed Medal of Honor to a seated elderly woman, awarded posthumously to her brother.

‘Genuine to their core heroes’: Biden awards Medal of Honor to 5 Korean War soldiers

Richard Cavazos, Bruno Orig, Wataru Nakamura, Fred McGee and Charles Johnson were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Korean War. Their heroics were not fully recognized at the time, and they received the Medal of Honor as part of a campaign to shine a light on the role of minority service members in defense of the United States.

Side-by-side portraits of two Vietnam War-era soldiers in dress uniforms.

2 Vietnam soldiers who saved fellow troops in combat to receive Medals of Honor

Capt. Hugh Nelson Jr. and Kenneth David, who fought in the Vietnam War, are the latest recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat.

Combination image of five Korean War-era service members in military dress uniforms.

5 Korean War soldiers will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor

Five Korean War soldiers whose extraordinary heroism was not fully recognized at the time will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor as part of a campaign to shine a light on the role of minority service members in defense of the nation.

HED: USS Kitty Hawk air traffic control, 2002 USS Kitty Hawk, off the coast of Japan, Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2002: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jack Lazenby, an air traffic controller, updates flight information on a board in the USS Kitty Hawk's air traffic control center. The carrier spent its first few days out at sea qualifying pilots for carrier landings. Each pilot must complete four landings during the day and one at night to earn his carrier qualifications. Check out the story on USS Kitty Hawk here. https://www.stripes.com/history/2023-01-23/kitty-hawk-crew-2002-8862937.html META TAGS: U.S. Navy; aircraft carrier; USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group;

USS Kitty Hawk air traffic control, 2002

USS Kitty Hawk, off the coast of Japan, Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2002: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jack Lazenby, an air traffic controller, updates flight information on a board in the USS Kitty Hawk’s air traffic control center.

James “Jimmy” Earl Carter Jr. in control room of submarine in 1952

Jimmy Carter helped avert nuclear disaster as young naval officer

The disaster at Canada’s Chalk River site left an extremely high amount of radioactivity in the reactor facility. In repairing the site, Jimmy Carter’s crew and their Canadian counterparts got high doses of radiation, but helped avert further disaster.

A soldier in a camouflage uniform, orange reflective vest and hard hat directs a Humvee on a ramp to a ship.

Homeward bound, 2004

Spc. Devel Brook of the 771st Maintenance Company directs a Humvee onto the Northern Lights, a civilian ship docked in Shu’aibah Port, Kuwait, on Jan. 28, 2004.

Sunrise over the Hands of Victory, 2004 Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2004: Gigantic crossed sabers, held by giant hands representing the hands of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, split the sky at sunset Saturday in Baghdad. The sabers form what is called the Victory Arch, which leads into parade grounds built by Saddam. The parade grounds honor the deaths of Iraqi soldiers during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. META TAGS: Operation Iraqi Freedom; Wars on Terror;

Sunrise over the Hands of Victory, 2004

Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2004: Gigantic crossed sabers, held by giant hands representing the hands of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, split the sky at sunset Saturday in Baghdad.