Robert E. Passanisi, who as a 17-year-old doctored his birth certificate in 1942 so that he could join the Army and ended up in Burma as one of Merrill’s Marauders, died on Tuesday at his home in Lindenhurst, N.Y. He was 97.

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. George Flavious Mills, a lifelong Decatur resident, a World War II veteran and prisoner of war, and a tireless community volunteer, died early Sunday. He was 100.

Anton "Tony" Hatzenbuhler, 100, died April 18. His brother Mathias "Matt" Hatzenbuhler, 96, died a few hours later on April 19. They will be buried at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery with military honors.

Retired Army Col. William Weber was among those who lobbied for the construction of the Wall of Remembrance that includes the names of thousands of Americans and Koreans who died during the Korean War.

John A. Bushnell, a career Foreign Service officer who played a prominent diplomatic role during the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama that ousted strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega, died March 19 at a hospital in Leesburg, Va. He was 88.

Lt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr., who led the Air Force Academy as the 10th superintendent from 1983 to 1987, was laid to rest Tuesday at the academy's cemetery. He died in Colorado Springs on March 19 at age 94.

Charles G. Boyd, a highly decorated Air Force general who was shot down as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, endured nearly seven years of captivity and rose to become the only former POW from that conflict promoted to a four-star rank, died March 23 at a hospital in Haymarket, Va. He was 83.

Retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert "Bob" Cardenas, who led bombing missions during World War II and helped test pilots break the sound barrier, died on March 10, his 102nd birthday.

For a man who didn’t think he would live past the age of 19, Michael Linquata of Gloucester, Mass., lived another 77 years. The World War II veteran and former prisoner of war died Sunday at the age of 96.

Former Stars and Stripes photographer Harold P. Slate, 96, of North Syracuse, died Sunday at his home in North Syracuse, N.Y.

Retired Adm. Thomas B. Hayward, a former chief of operations who is credited with restoring Navy pride in a post-Vietnam era that saw the transition to a volunteer force and the re-emergence of the Soviet naval threat, has died. He was 97.

E. E. “Van” Valkenberg, a veteran who had been chief communications officer aboard Air Force One, died at the age of 95 on Feb. 7. During his time aboard Air Force One, Valkenberg observed historic moments including Nixon’s first flight to China.

Retired Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, the “Candy Bomber” who brought joy to Berlin's children by dropping candy in tiny handkerchief parachutes from his plane when the Soviets blockaded the divided city during the Cold War, has died. He was 101.

John Singlaub, a two-star general with a record of wartime derring-do who resigned from the Army in 1978 after openly criticizing President Jimmy Carter's defense policy, died Jan. 29 at his home in Franklin, Tenn.

After serving 31 years in the Marine Corps, Marion Carcirieri, simply known as Cass, served an additional 45 years as a Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) employee.

A photo shows John Hughes and four other Marines hunkered down on a airfield shooting rifles at attacking Japanese planes overhead. Black smoke and explosions surround them. But it was years before the humble yet highly decorated Marine aviator told his family about his World War II experiences … and yes, bravery.

Thomas Eubanks, 103, a World War II veteran who flew missions over Europe as a B-17 tail gunner, died Tuesday. He would have turned 104 on Sunday.

Khan Jamal, 75, an Army veteran and Philadelphia jazz vibraphonist, composer and marimba player known for his spiritual, experimental and avant-garde music, died Monday, Jan 10, of kidney failure.

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad, died Sunday.