Under a clear-blue autumn sky, a 21-gun salute reverberated through Arlington National Cemetery's Section 47 on Monday, splitting the silence that had enveloped the mourners paying their final respects to Marine Corps Capt. Ronald Forrester. Two V-22 Ospreys
Marine Corps Capt. Ronald Forrester was shot down in an A6A Intruder over North Vietnam, Dec. 27, 1972, and was declared missing in action, and he remained unaccounted for until Dec. 5, 2023.
With a nose bop and paw salute, Brooke Army Medical Center promoted three of its five facility dogs during a special ceremony held on Oct. 3 in the Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium.
During the ceremony, Budd, BAMC's first facility dog, was
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Lewis George Watkins served his country in the Navy during World War II, but when the Korean War began, he felt he still needed to do more. After rejoining the military as a Marine, he gave his life to save others during battle