Japanese Military - 1930’s
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of Medal of Honor award recipient U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Leroy Petry after he introduced Obama to speak at the American Latino Heritage Forum in Washington, D.C., on October 12, 2011.
SFC Petry lost his right hand tossing away a grenade to save his fellow soldiers during combat in Afghanistan.”
(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Arlington National Cemetery - May, 1943.
A gay American soldier coming out to his father following the repeal of “Don’t ask, don’t tell”.
John Clem:
A few months shy of ten years old, John Clem ran away from home to join the Union Army and fight in the American Civil War.
Although he started out as a drummer boy, at the point this picture was taken he had served in combat and was already a Sergeant at twelve years old. He became famous for shooting a Confederate soldier who demanded that he surrender.
Years later would retire from the military as a Brigadier General.
An American soldier watching North Vietnamese troop movements from high above.
Mekong Delta - January 2, 1963
American fighter planes flying above the USS Missouri following the official signing of the Japanese surrender, putting an end to WWII.
September 2, 1945 - 66 years ago today
An Iraqi man in a US-run POW camp trying to comfort his son the best he can, less than two weeks after the Invasion of Iraq.
Najaf, Iraq - March 31, 2003
A 12 year old child soldier who fought along with ARVN (South Vietnamese) forces during the Vietnam War.
