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MUNCIE, Indiana - Husband and wife William D. Barber Sr. and Leona Barber sit on the front patio at their home
following William's Coast Guard promotion to honorary motor machinist's mate first class July 7, 2011, more than 69
years after he was honorably discharged from the service following an injury on a Coast Guard patrol boat during
World War II. Barber was in the engine room of the patrol boat, used to spot German u-boats off the east coast of the
United States, when an explosion occured, severly burning him and another crewman who was in the engine room
with him. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife Deborah speak with Elizabeth Church during
the 16th annual Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp in
Crystal City, Va., May 28, 2010. TAPS provides ongoing emotional help, hope and healing to all who are grieving the
death of a loved one in military service. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley,
U.S. Navy/Released. 100528-N-0696M-034
Vietnam veteran Vince McGowan points to a phrase on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in lower Manhattan. The
wall is inscribed with letters to families from troops in Vietnam and their letters home. One of his favorite is, "we
were soldiers when soldiers weren't fashionable." On March 30, 1973, the United States Armed Forces completed the
withdrawal of combat units and combat support units from South Vietnam. In 2011, the U.S. Senate passed a
resolution making March 30th 'Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.' For the last 38 years Vietnam veterans have
been fighting for recognition and respect. Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clifton Sams. 110329-M-UB868-031
U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jason Parlor of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center's (JMRC's)Badger Team, a
specialized counter-IED training team, shows the typical wires found in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and
explains their uses to Czech soldiers participating in Operational Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) training, January 11,
2012, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. JMRC's OMLT training is NATO centralized,
pre-deployment training and prepares OMLTs for missions in Afghanistan. The JMRC is the U.S. Army's only training
center outside the United States and forward-deployed in Europe and regularly trains U.S. and multi-national forces.
U.S. Army photo by Specialist Tristan Bolden. 20120111-A-PU716-003
U.S. Navy Ensign Allison Luzwick, second from right, takes a photograph of Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for
People Everywhere) volunteer Andrea Tanzilla with Timorese students at Farol Primary School during a community
service event in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 20, 2011, as part of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is an annual
deployment of forces designed to strengthen maritime and humanitarian partnerships during disaster relief operations,
while providing humanitarian, medical, dental and engineering assistance to nations of the Pacific. DoD photo by
Technical Sergeant Tony Tolley, U.S. Air Force. 110620-F-HS649-402
Columbia's Veterans Day Parade - U.S. Army Colonel Ken Royalty, chief of staff Fort Jackson, South Carolina salutes
during the rendering of the colors at the commencement ceremony for the Columbia Veterans Day parade November
11th 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jorge Intriago. 111111-F-9585I-678
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