The unanimous approval of the bill waived time restrictions to consider the Medal of Honor for retired Maj. James Capers Jr. The bill goes to the president.
Roddie Edmonds, Terry Richardson and Michael Ollis, who respectively fought in World War II, the Vietnam War and in the Global War on Terrorism, will be awarded the nation’s highest award for courage under fire.
A Nazi officer ordered Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds to separate the Jews in the camp from the rest of the more than 1,200 American troops. Edmonds ordered all POWs to stand together, telling the officer, “We are all Jews.”
Jesse Jackson’s influence throughout decades of American history has sometimes overshadowed the significant role he played in negotiating the release military service members.
The Hawaii Army National Guard dedicated a new memorial this week honoring the 26 guardsmen aboard a transport boat sunk by a Japanese torpedo while near Maui in January 1942.
Among the items part of the “Marine Football” exhibit are several donated by retired Marine Lt. Col. Ronald Eckert, including artifacts from his time leading the Quantico Marines Devil Dogs from 1971 until the program ended in 1972.
There are longstanding protocols for naming Navy ships: For decades, battleships were named for states, cruisers for cities and submarines for sea creatures. Nowhere has the naming protocol gone through as many variations as with submarines.
The USCGC Eagle will keep a busy schedule, including participation in five Sail250 events marking the national birthday in New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York City and Boston.
Eighty years after the lights were plugged into a humming Army generator, the spirit of what has been described as the “greatest celebration in American history” endures.
