Current, former Blue Spaders part of U.K. town history [Image 5 of 6]

SWANAGE, ENG, UNITED KINGDOM

06.22.2012

Photo by Sgt. Toby Cook 

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Wesley Mullen, (middle) a WWII veteran and former member of the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment (Blue Spaders) stands is greeted by “American G.I.” reenactors dressed in period combat uniforms emblazoned with the Big Red One shoulder patch. Spc. Matthew Winter, current Blue Spader and veteran of the Afghanistan conflict, and Mullen traveled from the U.S. to Swanage, England for a wreath laying ceremony at the WWII Blue Spader’s Memorial during U.K.’s Veteran’s Day. (Photo by: Andrew P.M. Wright, Swanage (U.K.) Railway Press Officer)

• Date Taken: 06.22.2012
• Date Posted: 08.14.2012 11:44
• Photo ID: 645046
• VIRIN: 120622-A-KY080-005
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 737.72 KB
• Location: SWANAGE, ENG, GB