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Women's History Month graphic created for DoDLive by Jessica L. Tozer

The Magnificent Marcelite Harris

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jtozer

The magnificent Marcelite Harris paved the way for women in the military in a time when females weren’t always welcome in some places.
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Photo: Service members stand at parade rest before they transfer flag-draped transfer cases during an arrival ceremony honoring fallen U.S. service members whose identities remain unknown. The remains received full military honors and represented the losses associated with recent JPAC recovery missions from World War II and the Vietnam War. (Department of Defense photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

Worth A Thousand Words: Honoring The Fallen

Posted on December 11, 2012 by bniegel

Service members stand at parade rest before they transfer flag-draped transfer cases during an arrival ceremony honoring fallen U.S. service members whose identities remain unknown.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Air Force, Army, ceremony, Department of Defense, DoD, full military honors, honoring fallen, JPAC, Marines, military, Navy, service members, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army, Vietnam War, World War II | Leave a comment

Episode #139: Weekly News Roundup for June 8, 2012

Posted on June 8, 2012 by glenn.selby

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 8: Next Thursday, June 14th, marks the U.S. Army’s 237th Birthday. Military communities from around the world are celebrating the day, with events including cake-cutting ceremonies, commemorative speeches, parades, concerts, and festivals. …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Asia-Pacific, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Leon Panetta, Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Secretary of Defense, Shangri-La, U.S. Army birthday, Vietnam War | Leave a comment

Episode #138: Weekly News Roundup for June 1, 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 1: Last weekend Americans across the country and around the world honored those who have died or gone missing while serving in the U.S. armed forces. President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged ANC, Arlington National Cemetery, Asia, Barack Obama, Camp H.M. Smith, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CJCS, DC, female, First Lady, General Martin Dempsey, Hawaii, Leon Panetta, Memorial Day, Michelle Obama, Pacific, president, SECDEF, Secretary of Defense, submarines, Tomb of the Unknowns, U.S. Navy, Vietnam War, Washington, White House, women | Leave a comment

Medal Of Honor: Leslie H. Sabo, Jr.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by jtozer

SP4 Leslie H. Sabo Jr. distinguished himself, May 10, 1970, in Se San, Cambodia, while serving as a rifleman in Company B, 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Members of B. Co. were ambushed by a large enemy …
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Tag Archives: Vietnam War

Worth A Thousand Words: Honoring The Fallen

Episode #139: Weekly News Roundup for June 8, 2012

Episode #138: Weekly News Roundup for June 1, 2012

Medal Of Honor: Leslie H. Sabo, Jr.

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